A little more tea dust than even cheaper brands but tastes Turkish tea. Just shake the bag and always pour hot water over it in the mug. If you microwave the water in the mug and then add the bag, all brands of tea bags will float and create foam on the surface. These are the perfect size for a large mug or a small tea pot of strong tea. Unfortunately Amazon ships them in paper envelopes and you will get crushed boxes. I used to order 4 at a time so that they wouldn't fit in an envelope but the last 4 came all crushed in a larger size envelope anyway.