Customer Reviews

Stash Premium Organic Premium Green Tea, Loose Leaf, 3.5-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 3)

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Having purchased a package of this tea and one of Stash's Pinhead Gunpowder Green, I can safely say that the Gunpowder is much better tea. The "Organic Premium" is unacceptably heavy on stems and twigs, with an unpleasantly mulchy taste. The Gunpowder, on the other hand, is much lighter and more delicate. Same price, same distributer, both organic. Stash Gunpowder is simply better.

Unlike most Stash teas, and most premium loose teas in general, this tea is not identified by a region of origin or a method of preparation. Fittingly, the flavor is very typical of unadulterated green tea. Before infusion, the dry leaves smell of sweet hay, but after brewing, the smell and the flavor is a bit more mild and earthy. There are plenty of stems mixed in with the tea leaves, which is disappointing in a "premium" tea. The most important thing I can say about this tea is to only infuse it for 2 - 3 minutes. The recommended infusion time of 3 - 5 minutes is way too long and results in a very bitter cup of tea. Overall, this is a fine tea for the price, but don't expect anything outstanding.

This tea has a very grassy, vegetal taste and smell, which can be good or bad depending on your preference.

I agree with the other reviewers. Stash has some great teas, but this is not one of them. I consider myself to be fairly well-educated when it comes to tea, and I have never seen tea milled in this manner before. There are large bits and chunks of leaves and stems. The flavor of the tea is very grassy, and the tea looks like it is relatively raw. I guess you get what you pay for. I'd avoid this tea and get the organic pinhead green. Better yet, visit Stash's website for teas that come from established tea estates. I recommend the Ambootia tea estate's Darjeeling Green.

I've tried many green teas in the same price range, but I always come back to Stash Organic Green.

This green tea tastes how I think green tea should taste. It's light, vegetal and very smooth. To get the full flavor you need to use more leaves than most other green teas, and make sure the water temperature doesn't go over 180 degrees. I often mix this tea with cascade mint, jasmine green or other Stash loose leaf herbal teas because although it's very good by itself, plain green tea can get boring day-after-day. Contrary to the other reviewer, I don't like the Stash Organic Pinhead Gunpowder, and recommend this tea instead.

This tea is my go to tea for everyday! It is nearly indestructible! I've forgotten about it and it has steeped for 15 minutes and still tastes great! I can brew it, put it in my travel mug, go to the gym and an hour and a half later it still tastes great! Can't beat the value either at about $5 a bag. If I recall correctly it is about $7 at the Stash store in Oregon. This is the tea that got me drinking green tea!