The best green tea in 2022

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Top 10 leaf green tea brands according to KP
How to choose the right loose green tea
Popular questions and answers

Even connoisseurs of a fragrant and healthy drink find it difficult to navigate the large assortment of loose tea, which is presented in stores. How to choose a truly high-quality green tea? Understanding with an expert

More than 90% of s drink a hot drink every day, and many of them prefer green tea. It is made from the same leaves as black, but the raw material undergoes a weak fermentation. Grades of green tea are determined by integrity, leaf size and the presence of impurities. The most valuable are whole leaf teas. Leaves that have not been damaged during processing, when brewed, give the most vivid taste and aroma.

There are many offers on the market. Together with an expert, we have compiled a ranking of the best green leaf tea brands in 2022.

Top 10 leaf green tea brands according to KP

1. Ti Tang Royal

Young large-leaf tea from Sri Lanka is produced according to traditional technology and is distinguished by the high quality of tea leaves – they are the same size and do not have any impurities. Tea is perfectly brewed with water at a temperature of 90 degrees for 3-5 minutes.

Delicate in taste and soft tea has a delicate yellow-olive color, has a slightly tart herbal aroma, invigorates well and can be used throughout the day. Some note a slight sourness and recommend drinking tea chilled in the heat.

Sold in sealed packaging – in a cardboard box and foil, no dust or any debris

The price is slightly more expensive than that of teas of the same class, some note bitterness.

2. Richard Royal green

Chinese green tea in an ergonomic pack is great for a large family. Sachets weighing 2 g (for analogues – 1,5 g). When brewed, a slightly oily, grassy, bright taste, pleasant aroma and light olive color are obtained – the drink looks especially beautiful in transparent mugs.

Tea leaves of the same size – large, dark green. When infused for more than 5 minutes, the tea begins to taste a little bitter, becomes strong and looks like black tea familiar to many.

Sealed foil packaging, attractive design, rich taste, soft aftertaste and inexpensive price.

Garbage comes across among the tea leaves, when brewed to the bottom of the mug, it gives out a slight sediment – tea dust.

3. Green tea “Roschiprom Olympic”

The Ryazan tea factory produces green leaf tea bags in accordance with GOST (1), which is an excellent guarantee of product quality. When you open the pack, you can feel the characteristic aroma of green tea, there are no extraneous odors. The bags are packed hermetically, do not “dust” in the box. The drink is brewed within 3-5 minutes and, despite the low cost, has a pleasant aroma and natural taste.

Low price, good taste, positive customer reviews.

Quite small particles of tea leaves, there is no thread with a label on the bags, so brewing is not very convenient.

4. Green tea “Krasnodar hand-picked”

Another green leaf tea according to GOST (1) is made on well-known plantations in the Krasnodar Territory. Tea bushes grow in the foothills and are blown by the breezes from the Black Sea. Dried medium-sized tea leaves open remarkably in water at a temperature of +80…+90 degrees. A drink with a golden color, mild taste and delicate aroma helps to replenish energy and gain strength throughout the day. Customers also appreciated the product – tea has good reviews.

Domestic product, low price, leaves are harvested by hand.

Sometimes pieces of twigs come across in packs.

5. Old House Sencha Senpai

An excellent Japanese leafy green tea, harvested in early spring from Sencha Senpai bushes. Selected leaves are steamed in the classic Japanese way. The result is long flagella, which, when brewed, perfectly reveal their taste.

During unpacking, you can smell a distinct smell of wood. After brewing with water heated to a temperature of 80 degrees, the aromas of the sea and herbs appear. Slightly sweetish drink has a barely perceptible bitterness.

Pronounced tea taste, delicate, refined aroma, goes well with Japanese cuisine.

High price.

6. Greenfield Flying Dragon

Branded green tea from Chinese plantations has absorbed the thousand-year experience of China’s tea traditions. It goes on sale in plastic packages of 100 and 200 g. The drink is brewed at the rate of 2 heaped teaspoons per 1-2 liters of water for 3-5 minutes. The tea is not bitter at all, has subtle floral notes, a classic soft aftertaste. Of the minuses – among the tea leaves, garbage and twigs can come across.

Inexpensive price, perfectly dried, chopped leaves, noble taste and fragrant aroma.

Sometimes there is rubbish in the tea.

7. Tess Flirt

Original green tea with dried strawberry pieces and white peach. There are some crushed mangoes in the mixture, so lovers of flavored green teas appreciate it. Brewed in the usual way for 3-5 minutes. An expressive composition of high-quality long leaf tea and berries has a wonderful aroma, juicy taste and a whole bunch of undertones. However, buyers note the soft taste of the drink.

Low cost, good drying, useful natural flavors.

The faded color of the drink and slight astringency are not to everyone’s taste.

8. Maharaja Tingree

Excellent Indian leaf tea variety “Bouquet” comes from the state of Assam. In the east of the country, in the belt of the Brahmaputra River, old tea gardens grow on rich loamy soils. Leaves from premium trees are harvested by hand. When dry, they smell very nice. Green tea has an excellent fresh aroma and is valued for its distinctive malty taste.

Inexpensive tea in its class, beautiful color, very delicate bouquet of smells.

Tea gives only two rich tea leaves.

9. Azercay

Large-leaf green tea is grown in the Lankaran and Astara regions of Azerbaijan. The upper young leaves, hand-picked from the tea bushes, are processed very carefully, so the tea has a wonderful natural taste. Thanks to the study (2), which was conducted by the expert council of the All- Union of Consumers “Roskontrol”, it is known that this tea contains a lot of natural antioxidant – tonin.

The drink is distinguished by the complete absence of astringency, honey aroma with floral and herbal nuances. For brewing, 2 teaspoons of dried leaves are placed in 200 g of strong boiling water at 90 degrees and infused for 7-8 minutes.

Low cost, natural taste.

The package contains debris in the form of branches, not everyone likes the characteristic fortress.

10. JustMont Fitness tea Premium

Exquisite tea is produced in limited quantities, so you will not find it in every store. The brew is a mixture of selected Chinese leafy green teas with healthy additives – ginger root, cinnamon, black and red currant berries, strawberry leaves, lemongrass, chamomile, chrysanthemum, marigold petals and natural aromatic oils. A rich bouquet gives the drink a luxurious taste and rich aroma. Shades and midtones are revealed gradually while drinking this tea.

Limited collection, high-quality raw materials, beautiful and convenient packaging with a “lock”.

Overcharge.

How to choose the right loose green tea

Tips for choosing quality loose leaf green tea is shared Ilya Botenkov, expert on Chinese teas, founder of the tea club “Mao”.

Ideally, green tea should be refrigerated to preserve the maximum of its beneficial properties. Experienced tea shop owners know this. If you keep green tea at room temperature and often open the jar, it will lose some of its properties, change its taste a little, and the aroma will not be so bright.
When choosing tea, pay attention to the integrity of the leaf. It shouldn’t be slightly broken. The tea jar should not contain a large amount of tea dust at the bottom.
Choose only the tea that does not contain aromatic additives. There is nothing useful in them. Additives are needed in order to make a person want to buy a product. Most often, not the freshest tea raw materials, possibly already stale, are used to flavor teas. It is unlikely to sell, so the big tea factories add aromatic oils, pretty flowers, or dried fruit to give the tea a whole new look and sell it under a different name.
Tea reveals its aroma when you breathe on it. At tea ceremonies, before brewing tea, you need to “listen” to its aroma, that is, to smell it. To do this, guests pick up a chahe – a box for exploring tea, make 3-4 inhalations and exhalations for tea. When you warm the tea with your warmth, it gives off its wonderful light aroma. When shopping for tea, ask to have the tea poured into a container to get to know the tea. Listen to the aroma and look at the integrity of the leaf. The scent you like the most is yours.
Pay attention to the behavior of the tea seller. A person who really loves his job and lives for it will not offer aromatics in the first place, will not talk about benefits and impose a product. A good salesperson will talk about the tea, learn about your preferences, your blood pressure, and recommend the tea that is right for you.
When choosing green tea, pay attention to prices. Why is one tea more expensive and the other cheaper? Why in one store the same, at first glance, types of tea are sold at 1000 rubles per 100 g, and in another – at 5000 rubles per 100 g? It is of great importance from which trees the tea is collected and from which region it is. There are tea trees that are 1000 years old, and there are trees or shrubs that are 50 years old. It would seem that teas are similar in appearance, but the prices are different.
There is no categorization in tea culture. Every person likes their tea. To find it, you need to try hundreds of types, so it is wise to take several types of tea to sample.

There are no good or bad green teas. Everyone has different goals for drinking tea. Some drink flavored green tea or tea bags. Someone drinks tea with sweets. Someone needs tea to calm the mind and watch how taste changes, state and what happens to thoughts. The process of watching tea is relaxation. Eastern wisdom says – we rest when our brain rests. And tea is a good tool to relax and listen to yourself.