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Tea 5/11 of the tea I got from M&K’s etsy shop. I got a green tea sampler pack (10 teas) + they threw in one sample which was also a green tea :). Each of the samples I got were enough for 2-3 “servings” of tea.

I steeped half of the sample I got in 3min in 12 oz of 175 degree F water. The dry leaves of the tea are like small black pebbles, but after infusing they unravel. Very pretty. I was concerned at first I over leafed the tea but after tasting it it was fine. I got a mildly smoky and roasted flavour that almost made the tea seem like a black tea. I have a Houjicha roasted tea I got from a tea swap about 5 months ago, and although It is nice, I think the smokey flavour is a bit much for me (although my husband loves it). However, with this gunpowder tea I like the mild smokey/roasted flavour: it’s enough for interest and taste but not too much that it upsets my stomach. Very nice.

This may be a repurchase for me in the future!

Flavors: Roasted, Smoke

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 3 min, 0 sec 12 OZ / 354 ML
Kirkoneill1988

gunpowder green tea is great!

Kristal

I really liked it :)

Kirkoneill1988

try the “upton tea import” version next

Kristal

Perhaps I shall :) Although I have made a promise to myself that I will not buy anymore teas until September since work will be picking up then and until my cupboard drops to 30-something teas (I have 47 right now and I’m getting another 20 tea bag fruit sampler from Celestial seasonings in the mail, so really I have 52 kinds!). That shouldn’t be too much of a challenge to wait until then and to use up teas because I have a lot of small amounts of green teas to use up + I’m still making pitchers of iced tea.

I will look at Upton teas website though and see if anything catches my eye :)

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Kirkoneill1988

gunpowder green tea is great!

Kristal

I really liked it :)

Kirkoneill1988

try the “upton tea import” version next

Kristal

Perhaps I shall :) Although I have made a promise to myself that I will not buy anymore teas until September since work will be picking up then and until my cupboard drops to 30-something teas (I have 47 right now and I’m getting another 20 tea bag fruit sampler from Celestial seasonings in the mail, so really I have 52 kinds!). That shouldn’t be too much of a challenge to wait until then and to use up teas because I have a lot of small amounts of green teas to use up + I’m still making pitchers of iced tea.

I will look at Upton teas website though and see if anything catches my eye :)

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I used to drink coffee, but it started to hurt my stomach so I switched to tea. A friend of mine introduced me to DAVID’s TEA and I couldn’t stop after that! I’ve now been expanding my scope beyond DAVIDs away from “candy-like teas” into more natural teas or flavourings. Current favourite stores include International House of Tea (iHOT) and Verdant Tea.

When it comes to tea ratings, I usually only ever rate them once. I know a lot of people on steepster do many tasting notes for the same teas depending on their mood, but I prefer to rate once and if my opinion changes, I will delete the old note and rate again. How I rate teas goes as following:

1-49: Teas I won’t buy again. Either the taste is disgusting to me, or it’s too bland, etc. I’m most likely not even going to finish the tin/bag.

50-59: Teas I wouldn’t buy again; I have to force myself to drink the whole cup to not waste it.

60-69: I’ll finish the cup and even the bag/tin, but I wouldn’t buy these teas again. Teas of this rating are “lacking something”.

70-79:Teas that are pretty good and ones I might buy again. Usually these teas are ones I have to be “in the mood for” and drink occasionally.

80-89: Great teas! Ones I will drink several times a week and often have in my stash :).

90-100: Favourite must-have teas!

My favourite types of tea are green tea and different types of “natural” herbal tea (different herbs, natural flavourings, etc). I cannot drink black or oolong teas due a sensitive stomach. I don’t really go for white tea due to its cost and the fact that it has just a little caffeine (if I want caffeine I’ll just go for a green tea and if I don’t I’ll go for a herbal-no sense on just having a little caffeine). I also like to do iced teas in the summer time, and then I’ll gravitate towards herbal fruit blends that are bagged to cut costs and convenience (it’s easier to throw out bags than clean a filter). Flavours I don’t care for include anything too tart, bitter, artificial, overly spicy or overly sweet.
Also, when I have time (usually when I’m not working much) I like to make tea lattes out of different rooibos blends.

My everyday green tea is Gunpowder since it is strong and not sensitive to temperatures or steeping time which is something I cannot be bothered with when I’m getting ready for work. Other greens I enjoy are dragonwell, sencha, and different Chinese greens. I’m not the biggest fan of yunnan greens since they are so finicky (although I do like gyokuro)

On a day to day basis I usually have 2-3 cups of green tea and several more cups of different herbal blends.

Besides tea I also work at a couple libraries (I am finishing my library tech diploma),am in my early 20s and got married in Oct 2014.

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Northwestern Ontario

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