Ahmad tea
A British family tea brand founded in 1986 by Rahim Afshar and his brothers. We stock black teas such as Earl Grey and English Breakfast, fruit and herbal blends and wooden tea chests.
About the brand
Rahim Afshar and his brothers founded Ahmad Tea in Southampton in 1986 and named the company after their father. It started as a small importer in an office above the family tea shop and has been based in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, since 1989. It is still a family business that blends and tastes its teas itself and sells them in more than 80 countries.
What you will find from Ahmad Tea
- Black teas — Earl Grey (also decaffeinated), English Breakfast, English Tea No.1, Darjeeling or Lord Grey, loose leaf and in tea bags.
- Flavoured black teas — with vanilla, wild strawberry, forest fruits or a citrus blend.
- Fruit and herbal teas — lemon and ginger, mint and lemon, rooibos with cinnamon, rosehip and cherry, raspberry and peach and more.
- Green tea Evergreen and herbal blends from the functional tea range.
- Wooden chests and display boxes for tea bags, practical and also as a gift.
How to make the tea
Black tea is brewed with water just off the boil and steeped for 3–5 minutes; fruit and herbal blends can steep longer. In Britain English Breakfast is drunk with milk, while Earl Grey goes well with a slice of lemon.