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New Zealand Waikato Green

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$11.5 $23 In stock

Category: Loose Leaf Tea

A sublime, beautifully balanced, smooth green tea from one of the most extraordinary terroirs on the planet.

The first tea garden in New Zealand, drawing on generations of Taiwanese expertise, local ingenuity and the purity of the natural environment to produce a world class green tea to rival even the most famous.

Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 11 reviews)

Andrew K. ★★★★★

The flavor is incredibly smooth with almost no bitterness, and you can really taste the craftsmanship from that Taiwanese expertise. I've brewed a few cups at slightly different temperatures and it stays gentle and sweet every time. Definitely my new afternoon favorite.

Chloe Y. ★★★★★

The grassy aroma hits you right when the bag opens, but the liquor itself is incredibly mellow with almost no bitterness, even after a three-minute steep. It’s easily the smoothest green tea I’ve had from a single-origin garden, and the fact that it comes from New Zealand’s first tea plot makes it f

Eva L. ★★★★★

The sweetness reminds me of fresh-cut grass in spring, and it stays smooth even after it cools down a bit. I've been reaching for it every afternoon since the bag arrived—it's that easy to drink.