Choysa tea was first introduced to new zealand by auckland’s bond brothers in 1905 and has established itself as a reliable, consistent quality tea and a favourite of new zealanders for over 100 years. New zealanders have been brewing up choysa tea for over 100 years and it has become an iconic kiwi brand. It is referred to as the perfect tea because of its flavour, fragrance, strength and comforting and refreshing qualities. Choysa tea with its distinctive, bright red and yellow oval logo remains a top selling brand. Since 1905 choysa tea has been produced from the blends of the world’s finest small leaf tea to provide a refreshing, quality taste and aroma and a rich, full flavour in a traditional tea bag. Available in 5 different variants in tea bags, rounds and loose leaf tea there is a choysa blend available for all new zealanders looking for the perfect balance of flavour, aroma and strength in their black tea.
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★★★★★
Rick–
The new tea bags are very thin, and break spreading tea leaves everywhere. If we wanted tea leaves we would buy them.
Will be changing brands until you go back to a more robust tea bag. 😡
+ PROS: Taste
- CONS:Breaking tea bags
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★★★★★
Rita Jensen–
Disappointed with new tea bags. Will change brand after over 50 years of praising choysa.
+ PROS: Love the taste
- CONS:Don’t enjoy drinking tea leaves
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★★★★★
Ilda–
The new tea bags are very thin, and desintegrate . If I wanted tea leaves I would buy them.
Please go back to what it was.. 🙃
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★★★★★
John Doe–
Choysa Tea Bags are really thin now and I am constantly drinking tea leaves….Im changing brands immediatley grrrr
+ PROS: no pros
- CONS:flavour gone and split tea bags all the time
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Dave–
The new tea bags, box and packaging are terrible. The bags are so thin that they keep bursting. If I want tea leaves in my cup I will buy loose tea. After 30 odd years of praising Choysa, I am going to change brands. The price has gone up and the quality has gone down. Come on Choysa get your act together and sort this out or you will lose lots more customers.
+ PROS: Was the best tea
- CONS:Now it's lacking taste and the bags split too easily.
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★★★★★
Gaynor Aicken–
I have noticed over the last few weeks a big difference with Choysa tea bags. The new teabags appear to be much thinner and have to make two or three cups of tea to get a decent cup.
Regrettably I am now buying a different brand of tea after using Choysa for close on 50 years.
+ PROS: I do like the round teabags.
- CONS:I don't like little bits of tea leaves all through my cup of tea and the waste associated with having to make several cups of tea to get one decent cup.
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★★★★★
Rosina–
Please bring back the old bags l give you a 1
- CONS:I love your tea but the new bags are a waste of time and going to change to another tea.
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★★★★★
L james–
The new choysa round tea bags
- CONS:Not sure why they changed them but everytime I make a cuppa the bags break and leave the tea leaves in the cup. Not happy thinking bout changing to another company
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★★★★★
Kaaren–
Love the flavour of this tea but disappointed that the new material is so thin they split easily and I need to throw out so many bags
+ PROS: Good flavourful tea
- CONS:Cheap bags which split easily.
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★★★★★
Paul Grundy–
Have been drinking choisa over 20 years, and now the bags have changed to a much thinner material. At least every one in 3 cups end up full of loose tea leafs which ruins the drink…..not impressed. Rating would have been a 4 but for this.
+ PROS: Brew quickly great taste.
- CONS:1 in 3 cups ends up full of loose leafs due to poor quality of new bag material.
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★★★★★
Trevor martin–
Since you have had in tinfoil bag break and we drink tea leaves now
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★★★★★
Karen–
I’m abit disappointed with the new box package, once you unzip the box it will never close up again, and all the tinfoil bags that has the tea bags in are a waste of time and more packaging to throw out. Since this new box came out choysa has gotten slack with their product, not two (2) teabags to tear apart, now it’s four (4) teabags to tear apart after you unravelled the crunched up bags.
+ PROS: Bring back the original box please, at lease you can close the lid and the teabags are in twos (2) which were packed perfectly, not one teabag was crunched up.
Rick –
The new tea bags are very thin, and break spreading tea leaves everywhere. If we wanted tea leaves we would buy them.
Will be changing brands until you go back to a more robust tea bag. 😡
Rita Jensen –
Disappointed with new tea bags. Will change brand after over 50 years of praising choysa.
Ilda –
The new tea bags are very thin, and desintegrate . If I wanted tea leaves I would buy them.
Please go back to what it was.. 🙃
John Doe –
Choysa Tea Bags are really thin now and I am constantly drinking tea leaves….Im changing brands immediatley grrrr
Dave –
The new tea bags, box and packaging are terrible. The bags are so thin that they keep bursting. If I want tea leaves in my cup I will buy loose tea. After 30 odd years of praising Choysa, I am going to change brands. The price has gone up and the quality has gone down. Come on Choysa get your act together and sort this out or you will lose lots more customers.
Gaynor Aicken –
I have noticed over the last few weeks a big difference with Choysa tea bags. The new teabags appear to be much thinner and have to make two or three cups of tea to get a decent cup.
Regrettably I am now buying a different brand of tea after using Choysa for close on 50 years.
Rosina –
Please bring back the old bags l give you a 1
L james –
The new choysa round tea bags
Kaaren –
Love the flavour of this tea but disappointed that the new material is so thin they split easily and I need to throw out so many bags
Paul Grundy –
Have been drinking choisa over 20 years, and now the bags have changed to a much thinner material. At least every one in 3 cups end up full of loose tea leafs which ruins the drink…..not impressed. Rating would have been a 4 but for this.
Trevor martin –
Since you have had in tinfoil bag break and we drink tea leaves now
Karen –
I’m abit disappointed with the new box package, once you unzip the box it will never close up again, and all the tinfoil bags that has the tea bags in are a waste of time and more packaging to throw out. Since this new box came out choysa has gotten slack with their product, not two (2) teabags to tear apart, now it’s four (4) teabags to tear apart after you unravelled the crunched up bags.