Gunpowder Imperial Green Tea – WS

One of China’s best-known teas! Gunpowder, is produced in the Zhejiang Province in eastern China. This tea was originally rolled into pellets (resembling gunpowder) to help keep it fresh for as long as possible on the long journey across the oceans.

These silver-green, tender buds and tips brew to a light amber cup, with a good body and a light lemon after-taste.

Brew tea at 180º – steep for 2 minutes.

Gunpowder tea pairs well with recipes for fish and smoked meats, and is excellent in salad dressings, sauces and spice blends.

Green Tea Martini
Recipe from Tea Cookbook by Tonia George

1 Tbsp superfine sugar
½ cup hot green tea
2 oz citron vodka
2 tsp Cointreau
ice cubes
an orange twist

Put the sugar in the hot green tea and stir until it has dissolved. Let cool. Put in a cocktail shaker with the vodka, Cointreau, and some ice cubes. Shake well and strain into 2 martini glasses. Garnish with an orange twist.