KUSMI TEAGreen Rose - Organic Green Tea With Natural Rose Flavor - Loose Leaf Tea - Tin Box of 3.5 oz - Quantity for about 50 Cups

This tea has a lovely, fresh fragrance, as the dry product out of the container and as a cup of tea. I steeped the leaves for just over three minutes. Longer steep time would produce a bitter taste. And I let the water cool for about 30 seconds, from boiling. These tea leaves should not be subjected to boiling hot water. I've enjoyed this green tea/jasmine combination because the scent of jasmine comes forward more definitely than it ever does in combination with black tea.What I don't like is the lack of clarity concerning place of origin. It's made clear that Kusmi teas are produced and packaged in Normandy, which is known for non-toxic soils. I have no way to know where the plants for these teas are located, and this is important because certain tea growing areas of the world are heavily and dangerously contaminated with heavy metals, such as cadmium and lead. Green tea may have many inherent healthful properties, but if the leaves come from a plant growing in the soil of a reclaimed toxic waste dump, the packaged tea is going to be poisonous. And it is extremely important to know, that a plant product can be properly and legally labeled as "organic" if the leaves are not sprayed with pesticides or herbicides. This type of label says nothing about toxic metals taken up by the soil.The taste of this tea is very nice. Does not taste like it came from a toxic waste dump. I just won't purchase this again without knowing the origins, before Normandy, France.

The aroma is even better than the taste and the taste is excellent.

Fist. Always: Amazing tea. Love the packaging. Shipping: Can’t upload photos, but these very functional sealed tea tins are taped double with a plastic tape all over the lid almost impossible to remove and leaving. A terrible sticky residue. It is such a dumb thing to do with gift tea items. Who comes up with this. Why not just use a removable tape? Or a smaller tape on the side. Such a waste of time. It’s done so carelessly. It’s annoying.

I love it. Quick delivery will definitely purchase again.

We love this tea in my house. You can taste the high quality leaves in every cup

This is definitely a green tea. It may even have a molecule or two of jasmine. Upon opening the tin and sniffing the contents, I did not detect a jasmine aroma. Perhaps, I thought, the jasmine flavor will be apparent after brewing. Wrong. Just standard green tea. That said, my wife did taste the slightest hint of jasmine. We both dislike green tea but have had very good experience with jasmine green tea in restaurants. That is why this Kusmi "Green jasmine" is so disappointing.

Wonderful blend. Super aromatic, delicate and special. But the tin arrived with no lid. And this is a big tin so you really have to either have the kusmi lid on hand or you have to actually move the product into a safer storage space.We got the refund from Amazon, thankfully. But be mindful.

This tea has excellent flavor. The shipping was fast. Overall great product and shopping experience.