Gunpowder

A Green Tea from

Rating

83 / 100

Calculated from 2 Ratings
Tea type
Green Tea
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Ingredients
Green Tea Leaves
Flavors
Green, Smoke, Sweet, Bitter, Grass, Wood, Earth, Wet Earth
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Bulk, Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 26 oz / 777 ml of water
Set water temperature to 175 °F / 79 °C
Use 7 g of tea
Steep for 2 min, 0 sec
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9 Tasting Notes View all

“This is one of the strongest and most assertive gunpowder teas I have ever had. I tried cold brewing it with some loose leaf spearmint from Upton Teas (about 18 hours). The result is potent! The...” Read full tasting note
“Just thought I’d right a quick tasting note for this one, not of of my favorites but it does have a wonderful bold taste. If anything it could possibly be a bit too strong to my taste or probably...” Read full tasting note
“It’s been a while since I’ve had this one. It’s one of the few teas I make sure I always have in my personal stock, possibly one of my favorite teas in general. Big, bold, and beautiful, full of...” Read full tasting note

Description

From Zhejiang, grey-green late harvest green tea leaves are rolled to form gunpowder pellets.

Full bodied, exceptionally assertive and pungent tea with a persistent bitterness…definitely for those who prefer their tea stronger. Gunpowder is also the traditional base tea used in mint tea preparations in Morocco.

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