Our organic Snow Mountain China Green is a superb, rare tea from Hunan Province. Gorgeous twisted, downy, light colored needles create an infusion that is delicate yet bursting with flavor.
Notes of citron, chestnut, and berry abound. This is an exquisite tea - to savor – to enjoy – to share.
USDA Organic
2.2 oz Tin - $18.50 - 31 Servings – 60¢ per cup
4.0 oz Pouch – $28.00 - 56 Servings – 50¢ per cup
Water: 185°F | Leaves: 2 heaping tsp per 12 ounce cup | Infusion Time: 2 - 3 minutes
Basic Steeping Tips
- Use filtered or spring water, whenever possible
- Don’t over-boil water
- Remove leaves after recommended time (adjust to taste)
- If you want stronger tea, use more leaves instead of steeping for a longer time
Leaves can be re-steeped 2-3 times resulting in various flavor differences. Don’t throw out those leaves until they have given it all up!
Green tea has been researched a great deal over the last 20 years. Results indicate that the catechins in green tea are responsible for a lowered risk of heart disease, lowered risk of cancer (especially prostate and breast), and potential reduction in onset of Alzeheimer's.
The history of tea in China is long and complex. The Chinese have enjoyed tea for millennia. Scholars hailed the brew as a cure for a variety of ailments; the nobility considered the consumption of good tea as a mark of their status, and the common people simply enjoyed its flavor.
Tea was first discovered by the Chinese Emperor Shennong in 2737 BC. It is said that the emperor liked his drinking water boiled before he drank it so it would be clean, so that is what his servants did. One day, on a trip to a distant region, he and his army stopped to rest. A servant began boiling water for him to drink, and a dead leaf from the wild tea bush fell into the water. It turned a brownish color, but it was unnoticed and presented to the emperor anyway.
The emperor drank it and found it very refreshing, and cha (tea) was born.
