Organic Fairtrade Green Tea from Hampstead Tea

Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  Green

Where to Buy:  Hampstead Tea

Tea Description:

Delicate and fresh tasting, our biodynamic green tea is valued for its detoxifying and antioxidant properties. Its unfermented leaves are only lightly steamed before being dried.

Learn more about this tea here.

Taster’s Review:

I am drinking the bagged version of this tea (it is also available loose leaf), and I am pleasantly surprised by the delicious flavor of this bagged tea.  Generally, my automatic response to a tea bag is “ugh” as I would prefer loose tea to bagged tea 9.9 times out of ten.  (Note:  for that rare, .1 moment, I generally want a bagged tea because I’m in a bit of a rush and don’t have time to do all the fuss and mess of loose leaf, nor do I have a lot of time to really savor the flavor of a loose leaf, but I still NEED tea).

But, really, the “ugh” response to Hampstead Tea’s bagged teas is unwarranted, because I’ve really been very impressed with the bagged offerings that I’ve tried from them.  This tea is no exception.

It has a sweet, strongly vegetal flavor.  The vegetative flavor has a grassy undertone and an overtone that is a bit like mildly flavored, steamed vegetables with a touch of melted butter.  There is even a hint of kelp in there somewhere, complete with a savory salty tone in the distance.  Fortunately, the kelp tone is rather subtle and does not overpower the cup, as I am not a big fan of seaweed-y flavors.  With this tea, that kelp-ish note seems to work well, as I am finding this tea to be quite enjoyable.

A very pleasant green tea, and really, I expected nothing less from Hampstead Tea!

1 thought on “Organic Fairtrade Green Tea from Hampstead Tea

  1. I have have purchased bagged tea for convenience as well. I found the quality to be surprising!

    Interesting article. I didn’t know that underwater plants such as kelp were added to eastern teas to enhance flavour. Will look for some online!

    -Teaman

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