Gunpowder Ceylon Green tea 100% pure loose leaf tea from sri lanka

What Is Gunpowder Green Tea?
Many teas have names based on the plant that is grown to produce it. Others are named after the region where the tea originated. But gunpowder tea is named after the way it looks and tastes.

Gunpowder tea has a unique production method. To make the highest quality gunpowder tea, artisans wither, steam, roll, and dry individual tea leaves. Machine rolled gunpowder tea is also available (and quite common) although not as highly revered. This tea is sometimes called pearl tea or bead tea based on the shape of each tiny tea pellet. Some people also call it Chinese gunpowder tea.

When you steep a cup of gunpowder tea, each individual leaf unrolls or "explodes" as some would describe. The tea has a taste that many describe as lightly smoky—as the name indicates.

Some people blend gunpowder tea with other types of tea to create unique flavors. For example, gunpowder tea combined with spearmint tea creates a well-known blend called Moroccan mint tea.

How to Make Gunpowder Tea
You can buy gunpowder tea online or in your local tea shop. Look for small, tight, shiny pellets. Because of the unique manufacturing method, gunpowder tea usually stays fresh longer than other traditional types of tea.

Tea lovers used different methods to brew their gunpowder tea. Some brew it in a cup, others in a teapot and still others in a glass jar. But the simplest way is to brew it in your teacup with hot water from a temperature-controlled teapot (which allows for careful temperature maintenance).

How to Brew Gunpowder Tea

Place one teaspoon of tea leaves in the bottom of a preheated teacup.
Heat water to about 160 Fahrenheit.
Pour four to five ounces of water over the tea leaves.
Let tea leaves steep for 2-3 minutes.
Strain loose leaves from the cup before drinking.
Many tea experts say that you can use the tea leaves again for a second cup if desired.