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product_id: 383387500
title: "Ahmad Tea Loose Leaf, Gunpowder Green Tea, 1 Packet of 500g Loose Leaf Tea"
brand: "ahmad tea"
price: "R705"
currency: ZAR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/383387500-ahmad-tea-loose-leaf-gunpowder-green-tea-1-packet-500g
store_origin: ZA
region: South Africa
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# hand-plucked Zhejiang leaves 500g premium loose leaf fire-dried for smoky depth Ahmad Tea Loose Leaf, Gunpowder Green Tea, 1 Packet of 500g Loose Leaf Tea

**Brand:** ahmad tea
**Price:** R705
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🍵 Elevate your tea game with Ahmad’s Gunpowder Supreme — where tradition meets bold flavor.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Ahmad Tea Loose Leaf, Gunpowder Green Tea, 1 Packet of 500g Loose Leaf Tea by ahmad tea
- **How much does it cost?** R705 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/383387500-ahmad-tea-loose-leaf-gunpowder-green-tea-1-packet-500g)

## Best For

- ahmad tea enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted ahmad tea brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Antioxidant Powerhouse:** Rich in antioxidants and digestion-aiding compounds—your daily wellness ritual in a cup.
- • **Garden-Fresh 500g Bulk:** Generous loose leaf pack sealed for peak freshness—never settle for stale tea.
- • **Smoky Fire-Dried Flavor:** Unique rolling & fire-drying process locks in a bold, complex smokiness you won’t find elsewhere.
- • **Hand-Plucked Zhejiang Origin:** Sourced from the youngest, largest leaves in China’s prized Zhejiang province for superior quality.
- • **Ethically Sourced & Sustainable:** Proud member of Ethical Tea Partnership, blending luxury with responsibility.

## Overview

Ahmad Tea’s Gunpowder Supreme is a 500g loose leaf green tea sourced from hand-plucked, premium Zhejiang leaves. Rolled tightly and fire-dried, it delivers a distinctive smoky aroma and full-bodied flavor. Sealed fresh to preserve its garden-fresh taste, this ethically sourced tea is rich in antioxidants and supports digestion, making it a sophisticated choice for health-conscious tea lovers.

## Description

Product Description Enjoyed for centuries since the Tang Dynasty, Gunpowder Green Tea is a prized traditional export of China. Superior quality green tea leaves are tightly rolled into tiny pearls and dried over wood fires, taking on a subtle smokiness in the process. Ahmad Tea’s Gunpowder Supreme Green is our finest gunpowder expression, rich with the characteristic sweetness of fresh summer grass and the subtle smokiness of smouldering oak. It’s a superior blend that every green tea lover should experience. This style of tea gets its name from the shot-like appearance of the rolled tea leaves. It’s renowned for its full-bodied flavour and is stronger than many green teas. ‘Gunpowder’ became a popular tea processing method as rolling the pellets locks in the flavour and aromas, releasing them again once they’re steeped in hot water. The tea also proved robust when being shipped, in comparison to other whole leaf teas. This made distribution across the continents easier, with traders safe in the knowledge that their tea would arrive with its quality intact. Gunpowder tea is now enjoyed all over the world. In North Africa it’s served ceremoniously with lashings of sugar and fresh mint. Elsewhere it’s popular as a brisk, refreshing cuppa brewed with just hot water. To create this superior infusion, our Tea Masters source the youngest, largest leaves from the Zhejiang province of China. It’s only these high-quality leaves that can withstand the ‘gunpowder’ process of withering, steaming, rolling and then fire-drying. Ahmad Tea’s Gunpowder Supreme Green is our finest edition of this popular tea. We ensure the tea leaves are rolled extra tightly and are darker and more polished than our standard gunpowder. This results in a stronger, yet more subtle and complex green tea once brewed. It creates a deliciously bright infusion with prominent summer grass and background smoky notes. Enjoy a cup throughout a day, perhaps with a slice of lemon to complements the tea’s flavour. While gunpowder tea’s rolling process locks in flavour, we also foil-wrap this large leaf blend to ensure it reaches you as fresh as the day it was dried. We recommend brewing the tea in hot water around at 85°C. This ensures the natural goodness of the tea is preserved, without any bitterness being drawn out. Simply pour freshly boiled water into your cup or pot and leave it for two to three minutes before adding the tea, or use a kettle with variable temperature setting. Watch as the pearls unfurl in your cup and steep into a pretty honey-coloured infusion. Not only does it boast a rich green tea flavour, our Gunpowder Supreme is also packed with antioxidants and is known to aid healthy digestion, making it a wonderfully restorative, soothing infusion. It’s a great afternoon or evening brew, or try it iced on hot summer days. Simply add a little sugar to a strong Gunpowder Supreme infusion, then dilute with chilled water and ice. Add lemon and a sprig of mint to create a refined iced tea refresher ideal served by the jug-full in the afternoon sunshine. Ahmad Tea is a family-run British business built on four generations of tea expertise. For over 25 years, we have pioneered high quality, great-tasting tea in more than 80 countries worldwide. It is our mission to ‘improve lives, one cup of tea at a time’ and we are proud to give back by leading major charitable projects. These include child welfare, clean water, hospitals and more in both the UK and further afield. We also work with the Ethical Tea Partnership to ensure sustainability is at the heart of our sourcing. It's said that every day, 29 million cups of Ahmad tea are enjoyed around the world. In which case, it must be time to put the kettle on Ingredients Green Tea P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Directions Step 1: Warm the teapot with hot water. Having a cold teapot will cool the water so the tea won’t brew properly. Give the water a little swirl around and then pour it away. Step 2: Use a teaspoon or tea measure to scoop the loose tea into the teapot. We recommend one teaspoon per person and one extra teaspoon for the pot. Step 3: Fill your kettle with freshly drawn water and bring it to the boil. Step 4: Pour the water straight onto the tea and pop a tea cosy over the pot to keep it as hot as possible. Leave for a minimum of four minutes to help it brew properly. Step 5: Give the pot a quick stir to mix it up a little bit and then serve. Add milk, lemon or sugar and enjoy your cup of Ahmad Tea. Manufacturer Contact Information Ahmad Tea Ltd. Winchester Road Chandlers Ford Hampshire SO53 2PZ 0044 (0) 2380 27 89 00 See more

## Features

- Gunpowder Supreme - with a deliciously full flavour of fresh summer grass and the subtle smokiness of smouldering oak, this a superior blend every green tea lover should experience.
- TEA ORIGIN - our master blenders source only the youngest, largest leaves from the Zhejiang province of China, which is a traditionally prized export. It’s only these high-quality leaves that can withstand the ‘gunpowder’ process of withering, steaming, rolling and then fire-drying.
- GARDEN FRESH - each pack of our Gunpowder Supreme green tea is garden fresh sealed to best preserve the flavour and aroma, ready for whenever you want to enjoy it.
- HAND PLUCKED - all our teas are lovingly hand plucked, leaving only the best tea leafs in each blend. Ahmad Tea is proud to belong to the Ethical Trade Partnership (ETP), continuing our commitment to sourcing our teas in a responsible way.
- TEA PASSION: through 4 generations of tea masters, our passion to inspire the love of tea is infused into every blend that we craft, with the aim to honour the skills of the most exclusive tea gardens around the world.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Asin | B00886GU3O |
| Country Of Origin | Sri Lanka |
| Item Model Number | AHGNPWD4 |
| Manufacturer | Ahmad Tea |
| Product Dimensions | 10.92 x 16 x 9.91 cm; 453.59 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Ahmad Tea
- **Caffeine Content Description:** Caffeinated
- **Flavour:** Gunpowder Supreme
- **Item form:** Loose Leaves
- **Item weight:** 16 Ounces
- **Number of items:** 1
- **Package information:** Tin
- **Speciality:** Antioxidant
- **Tea variety:** Green
- **Unit count:** 500.0 gram

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## Available Options

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lovely tea for making mint tea
*by  on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 29 August 2026*

I bought this tea after a trip to Morocco as I loved the mint tea. This tea has a lovely flavour and tastes like being back in Marrakesh fantastic

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ makes many cups
*by  on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 26 July 2026*

Great. I drink 5 cups of green tea per day so 500g should last me about 250 cups or 50 days using 2grams per cup.That's the same as 5 packs of green tea teabags from the supermarket which would cost me over £12.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Green Tea Quality
*by  on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 30 June 2026*

Excellent taste and quality

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*Store origin: ZA*
*Last updated: 2026-10-11*