PEPPERMINT WILLAMETTE - Peppermint Leaves
Cup Characteristics: Pungent, cool, fresh, menthol. Infused leaf is bright green, tending yellowish.
INGREDIENTS: Peppermint leaves
| Known/claimed sources of food allergy/intolerance | Yes / No |
| Celery and products thereof: | No |
| Cereals containing gluten products thereof: | No |
| Crustaceans and products thereof: | No |
| Eggs and products thereof: | No |
| Fish and products thereof: | No |
| Lupin and products thereof: | No |
| Milk and products thereof, including lactose: | No |
| Mustard and products thereof: | No |
| Nuts and products thereof: | No |
| Peanuts and products thereof: | No |
| Sesame seeds and products thereof: | No |
| Soy and products thereof: | No |
| Sulphur dioxide and sulphites at concentrations of more than 10mg/kg expressed as SO2 (yes / no): | No |
This product meets or exceeds the food safety compliance standards covering microbiological activity, heavy metals and pesticide MRL's for the European Union, Japan, Canada, USA, and all other major tea importing countries. Metropolitan Tea undergoes annual audits for FSSC 2200, Kosher, Vegan, PIP, C-TPAT, Organic and Air Cargo Control. Biennial audits are done by CFIA and USFDA-FSMA.
If you've fallen in love with Peppermint (Mentha piperita), you're in good company, figuratively speaking. According to a myth from Ancient Greece, this cool herb gets its name from the nymph Menthe. So beautiful was Menthe that the god Pluto fell in love with her on sight. Naturally, this didn't thrill his wife Persephone, who turned Menthe into a plant, so that she would be trod upon for the rest of time. Distraught, Pluto tried to reverse the spell but found he could not. What he could do however was infuse Menthe, (the plant version) with the sweet aroma we all know and love.
In Victorian England, Peppermint was also prized for its ability to promote love, this time within the home. Stories maintain that in certain parts of Britain, it was common to add a few sprigs of peppermint to wash water, before mopping the floors to remove stains from wood, and cleanse the hearth from negativity.
In the Willamette Valley where this finecut Peppermint is grown, farmers have come to love Peppermint for its ability to provide family income for generations. In the old days, legend has it that barrels of peppermint oil, made from fresh Willamette leaf, were stored in bank vaults while holding out for prices to go up. (And go up they did.to this day a barrel of Willamette peppermint oil can be worth $10,000.) Why so valuable? Consider that a single pound of Willamette peppermint oil can flavour upwards of 40,000 sticks of gum, or 1500 tubes of toothpaste - you do the minty math.
We love this Willamette Valley Mint because it makes what we believe to be the finest mint tea known to humankind. Exceptionally clean, sharp and loaded with minty character, you're going to fall head over heels for this one in no time.
Why drink Peppermint Tea?
According to nutritionists and natural health practitioners, caffeine free Peppermint tea can aid digestion, soothe the mind and soul and ease inflation in the body. Rest easy.!