Dry leaf of Gunpowder Green
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Zhejiang

Pingshui gunpowder, China

Green · 8.0/10 editor's score

Gunpowder Green

Bold and slightly smoky, with a firm, grassy body.

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About Zhejiang: main area, shape, history, name
Main area
Zhejiang; Pingshui is the original variety 1
Shape
Each leaf rolled into a pellet 1
History
Dates back to the Tang dynasty 1
Name
"Pearl tea" in Chinese 1

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Gunpowder tea". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_tea

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