Premium Green Tea
This page is for the caffeinated version. See also Premium Green Decaf Tea.
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Commercial Description
Our Premium Green tea is a blend of select green teas. Beautifully handled leaves are steam processed in the traditional Japanese style to preserve the flavor, fragrance, and color of the fresh leaf. The finished tea leaves are a vibrant green that brew into a bright golden-green liquor with a delicately herbaceous, slightly sweet and nutty flavor.
Brewing Instructions: (from Stash Tea)
Brew 1-3 minutes.
Ratings & Reviews
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76 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5Tchuggin' Okie (471 reviews) on Jul. 22nd, 2026
Here's another from this year's assortment of newly tried and/or reviewed teas procured at hotels and motels during typically extensive springtime travels. Stash is a common brand at a lot of chain hotels in the upper portion of the price/quality spectrum that still offers complimentary breakfast. This one came from a Springhill Suites near the Denver airport, and I was surprised to look on RateTea and find that I haven't rated it before.
I took this blend home to my filtered well water to allow a fair try, even though Denver's water is not bad. As with most Stash teas, this comes in its own hybrid foil/paper pouch. That helps to seal in a nice, sencha-like, dry-bag aroma that also is somewhat grassy and faintly rice-like. The flavor mirrors that, a consistency found a lot less often than one might think. It takes well to sweetening, leaves a pleasant aftertaste for a few seconds, and tastes a lot like one of the bagged Yamamotoyama Japanese green teas I've had while out in Hawaii.
After brewing up the tea and being satisfied with it, I read other reviews here, including webmaster Alex's, that note how quickly this blend can go bad (bitter/sour) and how careful one must be in steeping it. Well, I wasn't careful. However, I accidentally discovered one solution. I used water that had been sitting in an insulated kettle all day, so it was still drinkably hot, but well below boiling point. I also let that sit for several minutes (at least 5) as it steeped, and the water became more warm than hot. Yet the tea didn't taste objectionable in any way, only faintly bitter, stayed clear in appearance, and in fact, was one of the better bagged greens I've had. So I'm guessing this tea is extremely temperature-sensitive, even more so than most other greens.
80 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5ollie (4 reviews) on Nov. 16th, 2016
As a bagged tea, this is one of the better ones that I have had in 4-5 years. It keeps surprising me. Yes, its wonderful! Herbaceous, green grassy flavour. I found a perky-ness to its aroma, good going Stash. Wondering if it is Japanese tea?
53 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5Brytta Sóþword (339 reviews) on Jul. 26th, 2014
I would agree with others that it's a little grassy and bitter. It's drinkable, but not a favorite. It has a slightly baked aroma that isn't for me. It reminds me a little of teas make with rice. Inside the bag the pieces are very small, like dust.
57 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5spaflam (180 reviews) on May. 13th, 2013
It was fine - good but not great. Very green/grassy smelling and brews darker than most green bagged teas. Not a fave.
60 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5Alex Zorach (1453 reviews) on Sep. 28th, 2009
Aroma grassy, fresh, a bit fishy. There's a hint of sweetness...a lot of astringency though. More like a sencha than any other kind of green tea. Is this tea attempting to be a sencha?
This tea is very difficult to brew. It scalds easily if the water is too hot, leaving it bitter and sour; there are a generous amount of leaves but they are very fine particles and infuse very quickly...for a single cup, 2 minutes is almost too long and results in an overpowering cup. I would recommend either brewing a small pot with one teabag, or using only 1 minute for one cup and making a second infusion later.
I'm not sure this is a good choice for a mainstream brand's default "green tea"; other brands have gentler teas that are easier to brew well. But if you brew it properly it's quite enjoyable.
30 Aroma: 3/10 Flavor: 1/5 Value: 2/5D'Arcy (3 reviews) on Sep. 26th, 2009
Don't like. It's really bitter tasting - I recommend Stash Tea's Fusion Green and White for something smoother yet still rich in antioxidants.
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| Style: | Gunpowder Green Tea |
| Region: | Jiangxi, China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Leaf: | Loose |
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