Davidson's Tea Bulk, Gunpowder Green, 1-Pound Bag

makes a great cup of tea. not bitter like some green tea. good price.

This is a review of the organic Gunpowder Green variety. The tea is great. The leaves are rolled in attractive balls that release as water hits them (explaining the gunpowder name). I enjoy this either hot (steeped for about a minute with 180 degree water), where I frequently have enough flavor left for a second steeping, or as a cold brew tea. You can find lots of recipes online, but this makes an almost perfect replica of the Itoen brand iced bottled teas. Very refreshing and crisp on a hot summer day!

Good quality. We buy this brand a lot.

It's a great green tea, unfortunately I personally wouldn't call it gunpowder. It's very loosely rolled, doesn't quite capture the smokiness and depth of other gun powder teas. It does have a great deep floral flavor typical of pan fired greens but that's exactly what I'd call this, a loose leaf pan fired green. Gunpowder green should have tight hand rolled leaves that resemble... Gunpowder. This resembles dried loose leaf tea.

I used to drink Monster and coffee like water-I was an ER nurse, and we chain smoked outside and drank caffeine like there were no tomorrow! Now that I’m 55, I can’t handle coffe on my stomach, so I am re-exploring various teas! I used to be a big green tea drinker-so I know a lot about it, sooooo! The tea smells lovely-it’s a HUGE package for the price of organic tea. Some people frown on gunpowder tea-but I appreciate the taste. I brewed 2 cups-carefully got the water to around 180 degrees. First cup-1 minute in my French press, the second cup, 3 minutes-perfection for my taste! A little raw honey-and I was in heaven. The 1 minute brew was lovely, sweet and tasty. I just prefer a bit more astringent but not to the point of bitter-and this tea did not disappoint! My 14 year old daughter drinks homemade matcha lattes every morning-but I may turn her on to this too-I don’t want her going down the caffeine highway way too young. And yes I know there is a bit of caffeine-but not like energy drinks kids try and sneak these days! Peace! ✌️