Kilinoe Green Tea

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Tea: A Photographic Journey from the Garden to the Cup

Kilinoe: A lettuce garden turned tea farm on the slopes of Mauna Loa, Big Island, Hawaii.

Kilinoe: Hawaiian Green Tea (review)

It’s been a long time since I sat down and reviewed a tea, which can largely be blamed on the fact that we’ve been down with some sort of flu for most of August and a good chunk of July. But the sinuses are cleared and the taste buds are active again, so today Bec and I sat down to enjoy a cup of Kilinoe green tea ? the first Hawaiian green tea to be sold in the mainland USA, thanks to Narien Teas.

Kilinoe Green Tea: Hawaiian Grown Tea

I was surprised a few months ago when Billy from Narien Teas told me where he was going on his latest tea finding mission: Hawaii.

Apparently the island state known for brilliant beaches, great surf and volcanoes is now dipping into the gourmet tea market. Kilinoe Green Tea is a hand-harvested, hand-rolled and hand-fired tea grown on a small eco-organic tea estate on Big Island, Hawaii. According to Narien Teas, it’s “a mildly-sweet and fragrant tea that never over-steeps.”