Twinings Green Gunpowder Tea, Loose Tea, 3.53-Ounce Tins (Pack of 6)

by Twinings

Product Features

• Case of six 3.5-ounce tins of loose tea (total of 21 ounces)
• Fragrant blend of rolled gunpowder green tea leaves
• Crisp and fresh with a clear golden color
• Packaged in an attractive, reusable tin
• Light and aromatic blend from the Orient; natural source of antioxidants

Product Description

Product Description

A crisp fresh green tea with a clear golden color, Twinings Gunpowder Green Tea can be enjoyed at any time of the day. Each leaf is rolled into a tiny compact pellet, giving it the appearance of old-fashioned lead shot--hence the name, but the term could just have easily have come from the way the pellets explode to many times their size, and release the distinctive flavor, when brewed. Green Tea is a natural source of antioxidants that may help protect the body from damage caused by free radicals, and is naturally low in calories when served without milk or sugar. These characteristics make green tea an ideal accompaniment for people wanting a healthy lifestyle today. Enjoy piping hot or as an iced tea with lemon.

Product Description

As customers increasingly look to lead healthier lifestyles, awareness and consumption of Green Tea is growing. This is mainly due to the fact that Green Tea is a natural source of antioxidants. In addition to tea bags, you can also enjoy your green tea in loose form. Gunpowder Green Tea is a rich blend of Green Gunpowder teas from the Orient with clear fragrance liquor.

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000F4H5FE
• UPC: 070177875114 070177034832
• Item model number: 02084
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,895 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Starts My Every Morning!, March 26, 2008

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Kyddyl (Utah, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Twinings Green Gunpowder Tea, Loose Tea, 3.53-Ounce Tins (Pack of 6) (Grocery)

I have enjoyed a cup of tea, preferably green tea, for breakfast in the morning for over 50 years, and I'm here to say this is the very best of all. I never used to like bothering with loose tea but this is very manageable as it is rolled young tea leaves. It's actually fun to handle! You can make it as strong as you like it. For a green tea it is very robust, I'd call it the Irish breakfast of green tea. I'm totally spoiled for other green teas now and am very happy to be able to buy the multi packs. Thanks Amazon!

44 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Green Pearl" of Tea., June 29, 2006

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Themis-Athena (from somewhere between California and Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twinings Green Gunpowder Tea, Loose Tea, 3.53-Ounce Tins (Pack of 6) (Grocery)

Gunpowder tea is green tea, most of which comes from a city named Pingshui in the Eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, south of the Yangtse River Delta, where it has been cultivated for centuries and is known as the "green pearl" of tea. Pingshui tea market records date as far back as the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907). The area's gunpowder tea was an important tribute traditionally given to the Chinese emperors; and with the growing trade volume between China and the West it also acquired an increasing number of lovers in Europe. Particularly during the second half of the 19th century, when gunpowder tea export reached its peak, its price on the London market was second only to then-popular Wu Yi Oolong (also from China). Even today, Zhejiang Province still proudly calls itself "home of silk and tea" for its two primary natural products.

The name "gunpowder" derives from the tea's elaborate method of processing, which traditionally lasts several hours and during which the tea leaves are withered, steamed or stir-fried and individually rolled into small pellets. Early foreign traders mistook these pellets for gunpowder or gunshot.

Gunpowder tea has a delicate aroma with a slightly smokey note. It should *always* be enjoyed without milk or cream.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Tea and a good buy, March 9, 2007

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fairview (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twinings Green Gunpowder Tea, Loose Tea, 3.53-Ounce Tins (Pack of 6) (Grocery)

I was a little hesitent to make a big order for so much tea, not knowing if I would like it. So I went to a local supermarket and bought a tin there so I might give it a taste test. This is quite a good green tea. Other than buying generic green teabags, I usually buy a Bancha tea. This tea is not as grassy, more bold with a slight smokey taste and more of a kickiness to it.
The cannisters are nice and their is an inside foil liner to keep the tea fresh. The only thing to be aware is that this is a lot of tea, altogether 21 ounces divided into six separate cannisters. Unless you really love this tea, plan on making some gifts.