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Gunpowder is one of the most famous names in tea. This quality China green tea, from Zhejiang Province, is rolled into tight pellets. The pellets are a black-green colour and resemble lead shot – or, it seems, gunpowder, which is how this robust, invigorating and delicious tea got its name.
Gunpowder tea is popular in the Middle East and North Africa, where it is blended with mint and large amounts of sugar to make Touareg. Gunpowder is also drunk on its own as a delicious afternoon tea.
The tea produces a dry, rather dark green liquor with quite a strong flavour that is often described as nutty or oaked. It is often fairly bitter. This can be refreshing, but the flavour is brought out and improved by adding a very small amount of sugar.
Gunpowder tea is good for your teeth, Chinese researchers have discovered! In fact, 3 cups of Gunpowder tea supplies an adult’s daily fluoride requirement.
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Apple and Mango is an exquisitely refreshing, delicately sweet combination. The rich but subtle, faintly peppery flavour of the mango is balanced with the pleasant, invigorating sharpness of the apple. This delicious flavour combination can be perfectly appreciated with China Congou black tea.
China Congou is a naturally sweet, full-flavoured black tea with rich, complex flavour. The large, wiry leaf is visually attractive and has a rich, sweet aroma when dry. It brews to produce a golden, coppery liquor in the cup. It has good colour, strength and brightness, and a distinct floral fragrance.
To brew, put one bag of Apple and Mango Tea per person in a mug. Add fresh, boiling water. Brew for 4 mins and serve without milk.