Numi Organic Tea: Gunpowder green tea
Gunpowder green tea in a tea bag…Numi offers the green tea lover an organic gunpowder green tea. This green tea is not for the green tea rookie. I would not recommend this tea if you are new to green tea because it has a very complex flavor. At first scent, tar comes to my mind. As the water cools, the tea scent and flavor mellow to produce an enjoyable cup of green tea. The tea has a light veggie flavor with almost smoky and pepper-like notes to it. This tea is lower in caffeine, and it is perfect during the fall and winter months. My only complaint about gunpowder green tea in a tea bag is the fact that its dry presentation is lost. You don’t get to see the small pellets unfurl as the tea steeps. That said, this is not my favorite green tea, but it is a classic that I like to come back to as the weather starts to cool.
From a past marTEA blog (Gunpowder shoots for the green tea lover):
Gunpowder tea gets its name because it simply looks like gunpowder pellets. The tea is rolled into small pellets usually by created by machinery; however, the higher-grade teas are still rolled by hand. Rolling the tea into pellets helps to preserve the natural freshness of the tea leaves. As the tea is steeping, the leaves unfurl and dance in the pot. I steep the tea in 180 degree water for 3-4 minutes.
marTEA
August 22nd, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Hi Marty,
Thanks for blogging about Numi’s Gunpowder Green Tea. It’s a good one! People often ask why it is called gunpowder, so it’s great that you are sharing that with your readers here.
Best and Keep Drinking!
August 22nd, 2007 at 11:38 pm
Hello Rebekah,
Thanks for the feedback. I know the tea industry was doing just fine before marTEA.com came along, but I’m honored to help people (especially average consumers – like I was for many years) connect with great products like Numi.
Thanks again,
marTEA