Gunpowder Green Tea

The Temple of Heaven Gunpowder Tea Experience: Silk Road adventures

This bold, dark, green tea harks back to the ancient trade routes which first brought it from China to the Arab world. Mysterious, daring and bittersweet, it’s an ideal choice for those looking for a green tea that's off the beaten path.

Tasting Notes: powerful, roasty, vegetal

This formidable tea is characterized by its muted green and artfully curled leaves, its roasty, toasty aroma, its thick mouthfeel and its nutty, green, moderately astringent flavor. It finishes with a “Pow!”—a bold astringency that makes this green tea especially food-friendly.

Ingredients: Roasted Chinese Green Tea.

We recommend pairing this tea with equally bold, flavorful foods. As the base tea in Moroccan Mint Tea blends, it is especially suited to Moroccan and Middle Eastern fare, such as kebabs, falafels and tabbouleh. You can also use it to make your own, fresh Moroccan Mint Tea. Simply add a few fresh, mint leaves to your infusion as you brew, then sweeten to taste with sugar or honey.

Unlike many green teas, gunpowder can be re-steeped several times. Its flavor softens with each subsequent infusion.