• Small tightly rolled green tea from China
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Gunpowder

SKU # 2000-4
$ 10.72
$ 10.72
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New Stock! Full tea leaves rolled into small shiny gunpowder-like pellets. An excellent tea for first-time green tea drinkers. Mellow, not too vegetal. This is Pinhead grade. Be careful not to use too much leaf per cup.  The heavy density of this tea packs a big punch with just a scant teaspoon. For Gunpowder, the tighter the roll, the better the grade and this one meets the test!  A very good value for your money.

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Radclyffe Thompson
Delicious tea!

I discovered this tea some years ago and have been using it ever since.

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Abbe
The strong base

I love Gun powder Green as a base for my mixture . I add Jasmine balls and then the tea of choice. The tea of choice can be a new combination or a fruity mixture. Gun Powder is a good base.

What a good idea! Thanks for sharing your tip.

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Steeping Instructions

Use 1 scant tsp. of leaf per 8 oz. cup.
Let boiling water cool slightly before pouring over leaves.
Steep 2 mins.
Can be re-infused.
Milk not recommended.

Tea Education

Tea names from China often describe their appearance. Gunpowder gets its name because the tea resembles gunpowder pellets. The roll is achieved through expert manipulation of the leaves in a rocking motion to achieve the required level of roll. The tighter the roll, the better the grade. Ours is a Pinhead grade and describes a finished product with some tightly rolled leaf and some more open. Gunpowder is a good tea for Green tea novices. It has a mellowness and slight undernote of pleasant toastiness. It lacks the vegetal astringency of other Green teas such as Sencha. Gunpowder Green tea is a great value for the money as numerous infusions are possible from a scant teaspoon of leaf.