It doesn't matter whether you're a master tea connoisseur, sort of into coffee aswell or an outright tea fanatic, the passion and love for tea is what drives us both. Rolling renders the leaves less susceptible to physical damage during packaging and storage, and allows them to retain more of their flavor and aroma. Hebden’s Minty Gunpowder Green Tea invites you to embrace a moment of refreshment, where the robustness of gunpowder green tea meets the invigorating touch of mint, creating a tea that revitalizes both body and mind. Menthos Green Tea, known as an exceptional aperitif, has been crafted from the highest quality Chinese gunpowder and American Spearmint leaves.

Most deliveries will be made within the usual time frame, but some areas and services may experience delays. I first encountered this tea at a now sadly gone Chinese supermarket which wasn't far from the Broadmarsh Centre in Nottingham. The name "Gunpowder" was given to this speciality because of its tightly rolled leaves which have the form of balls.

The name 'Gunpowder' derives from its process, as once the leaves have been withered and steamed they are rolled into small pellets, without breaking the leaf veins, so the enzymes, or juices of the leaf are not released. Gunpowder tea is exported to the Maghreb where it is used in the preparation of traditional North African mint tea. Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition.

This made distribution across the continents easier, with traders safe in the knowledge that their tea would arrive with its quality intact. pearl tea'; pronounced [ʈʂú ʈʂʰǎ]) is a form of tea in which each leaf has been individually rolled into a small pellet.We ensure the tea leaves are rolled extra tightly and are darker and more polished than our standard gunpowder. Not all gunpowder teas are created equal, and our Supreme Temple of Heaven pinhole variety is of the highest quality.

It is also believed to have many health benefits including lowering cholesterol, burning fat, detoxifying the body and improving the complexion. We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product. Add lemon and a sprig of mint to create a refined iced tea refresher – ideal served by the jug-full in the afternoon sunshine. Gunpowder’ became a popular tea processing method as rolling the pellets locks in the flavour and aromas, releasing them again once they’re steeped in hot water.Originally referred to as Pearl Tea, it gets the name 'Gunpowder' from an English clerk who mistaken the tea for gunpowder due to its appearance. The tea can be brewed more than once, the first may be discarded if too strong, leaving a lower caffeine second brew with a more tender flavour. Brew a cup of Hebden’s Minty Gunpowder Green Tea to experience the revitalizing synergy of gunpowder green tea and refreshing mint. This is because it contains caffeine, a stimulating chemical compound that, in truth, needs little introduction.

Take a large teaspoon (or 2 grams) of our temple of heaven gunpowder green tea and place into a tea infuser. Produced using steam and rolling equipment to roll the tea leaves into green balls that open up when steeped, this tea hails from the Anhui province in Eastern China. Gunpowder tea is one of the best known green teas in the world, it originated from Zhejiang province and the capital, Hangzhou.

Gunpowder Green Tea Pyramid Tea Bags present a light, grassy gunpowder green tea with a soft aroma and robust level of harshness. Although the individual leaves were formerly rolled by hand, today all but the highest grade gunpowder teas are rolled by machines.