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Its distinctive production method involves withering, steaming, rolling, and drying the tea leaves until they form small, tight pellets resembling old-fashioned gunpowder—hence its evocative name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to mercantile records, various grades of gunpowder tea were commonly imported to colonial America, where tea drinking became a significant cultural practice adopted from British traditions. 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This time-honored herb delivers a cooling sensation and clean, invigorating taste that has been appreciated for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst classified in 1753 and widely grown in colonial American gardens, peppermint was championed by 18th century figures like Jonas Hanway, a British author who derided traditional tea for its \"sundry evils\" while extolling herbal alternatives like peppermint. 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