Blue Mango Green Loose Leaf Tea

BLUE MANGO - 1/4 lb ( Green Tea with natural flavors ) This auction is for 1/4 lbs. (4 oz) of Blue Mango Loose Leaf Green Tea. All our teas are hand packaged the moment we receive your order so you get the freshest teas available anywhere, always with at LEAST one year of shelf life.  We ship in stay-fresh, vapor proof decorative bags to ensure that our teas remain at the highest quality.  Remember, vapor proof bags prevent your tea from being spoiled by outside tastes or odors.  Always store your tea in our specially designed bag or in a sealed tin in a cool, dry area that is not exposed to sunlight. Never store your tea in the refrigerator. Each order will ship the SAME BUSINESS DAY we receive payment, so you will have your teas within days of your order. Tea Information: The Blue Mango. Even the name of this fruit sounds mysterious. Throughout recorded history the Blue Mango appears to have held many people in its sweet grasp. Included among them is an Indian writer named David Davidar who recently published a book called The House of Blue Mangoes. In it he describes the blue mango as, "astonishingly beautiful" and recounts how the fruit glints blue against the dark green leaves of the tree. In Thailand the fruit is called, (in translation) "The Brahmin Who Sells His Wife". This name commemorates the legend of a Thai man who fell in love with the fruit and sold his wife for a basketful ­ another victim of the Blue Mango's sweet embrace. Eastern legend, (no one is sure from where exactly since mangoes have been widely exported and cultivated for millennia,) says that the meat of the blue mango is so sweet that after eating just one, you won't be able to taste sugar for three days. After trying the pulpy sweet blue mango for ourselves we just knew that we had to blend some with tea. We decided to blend the tea using a Sencha style green tea manufactured in Hunan Province in South Eastern China. The reason for this choice was that this particular tea has a very smooth, sweetish taste with an almost honey like finish that truly enhances the natural Mango flavoring. Interestingly, the base Sencha derives its smooth character from the way it is processed. The green tea leaves can be plucked from the same plants as black tea but forgo black tea's fermentation process. Once they are plucked and chosen for green tea production, the leaves are immediately steamed and bruised either by machine or by hand. They are then pan fried or basket fired giving the tea its distinctive glossy look and feel. The lack of fermentation, steaming, and firing results in teas that have a fresh, almost full of life character. We're sure you'll agree that the flavor profiles blended together in this tea are out of this world. Try some today, and if you become tempted to sell any family members in order to purchase more, don't say we didn't warn you! Brewing Information: Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 teaspoon of tea for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea). Even though milk and a dash of sugar help enhance the flavor character on this tea, it is perfectly acceptable to consume this tea ‘straight-up’ Iced tea brewing method: (to make 1 liter/quart):  Place 6 teaspoons of tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water]. Please note that this tea may tend to go cloudy or ‘milky’ when poured over ice; a perfectly normal characteristic of some high quality black teas and nothing to worry about! Shipping and Handling cost is $3.75 for each 1/4 lb of tea.  For each additional 1/4 lb shipping is only $1.00, so combine purchases and save!  If your tea order goes over $75.00, we'll give you FREE Shipping! We ship to the United States only. We accept Paypal .  We ship *SAME BUSINESS DAY* on all Paypal orders that we receive by 5:00 (EST). Kansas residents, please add 7.3% sales tax. All items must be paid for within 7 days.  Since we ship the same day as payment is received, it is necessary that all items receiving the shipping discount be paid for at the same time. We want your experience with our tea to be pleasant in every way.  We offer only the *FRESHEST* products available, and * GUARANTEE* the products we sell.  If you have any questions or problems, please do not hesitate to contact us. Powered by The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.

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