Awards & Certifications

Overall Impression

Judges praised this mountain tea for its exceptional leaf presentation, freshness and vibrant character. The dry and wet leaves were beautifully preserved, glossy and fragrant, showing care in harvesting and drying. The liquor was bright lemon‐yellow with an inviting aroma of herbs, banana and citrus. Flavour was sweet, creamy and balanced, with a silky mouthfeel and a long, delicate aftertaste carrying soft banana and green herbal notes. A tea of great purity and elegance that captures the essence of sunny climate.

Notes

Dry Leaf: Beautifully intact mountain herbs; vibrant green and aromatic; exceptional presentation.
Aroma: Fragrant and fresh with banana cake, citrus and herbaceous notes; inviting and well defined.
Liquor & Colour: Bright lemon‐yellow liquor with clarity and vitality; glossy infusion with open flowers.
Flavour & Mouthfeel: Creamy, silky and balanced with soft banana sweetness and gentle herbal complexity; long, pleasant aftertaste.
Overall Character: A pure, uplifting herbal infusion of great charm and integrity; shows excellent craftsmanship and freshness.

Summary Comment

An outstanding example of Greek mountain tea. Judges admired its visual beauty, bright liquor and creamy, balanced flavour. Elegant, refreshing and full of character — a superbly made infusion that leaves a lasting impression.

Comments of Judges (Great Taste Awards 2024):

Stunning looking flowers and leaves still with excellent structure show care in handling, with clean herbal notes. It has an enticing golden colour with excellent clarity and an aroma which is all about the blossom of the sideritis. This is a good example of this type of infusion, with the sweet herbal notes to the fore on the palate.

The dry flowers and leaves are beautiful and colourful. The flower is at optimum stage – ripe for picking. A bright and vibrant, clear and sparkling infusion. We enjoyed the honey notes and sweetness which balances well with the earthy, savoury notes that are typical of this tea. Great authenticity.

Comments of Judges (Great Taste Awards 2024):

The flowers are beautiful – they look freshly picked. Very clever. The tea has a very pretty green-gold colour and a beautiful clean herbal aroma. We are hugely impressed with the clean fresh flavour of this tea, which just sings of the mountain pastures. So often mountain tea is mixed with other ingredients – what a pleasure to have such fresh flowers and leaves infused simply and with such clarity.

This has a wonderful glowing yellow colour. There is a distinct flavour of the Sideritis, which is both woody and scented. There is a clean finish, but we find the flavour rather short-lived.

This lovely golden sunshine yellow infusion is clean and bright. The aroma is quite herby, with some floral notes and earthy tones, and the mouthfeel is incredibly soft and comforting.The flavour reflects the aroma … subtle and reserved, but balanced and delightful.

With its very neat and fresh looking blossoms, the infusion has a comforting aroma and makes a bright and clear-looking tea when brewed. There is a lovely fresh, floral and vegetal tone to the flavour – very well balanced. Moreish and clean, it is a lovely tea.

Comments of Judges (Great Taste Awards 2023):

Beautiful dry ingredients, the flowers are whole and undamaged – really eye catching. Bright liquor with attractive clarity. All the anticipated flavours are true, there are some bright citrussy notes with a herby background. A good example with the true flavour of the Sideritis ,reasonable body, slightly syrupy.

A lovely light hay coloured liquid with beautiful clarity. Very aromatic on the nose and good floral notes from the flowers. We enjoyed the blend of citrus, mint and meadow flavours.

Comments of Judges (Great Taste Awards 2022):

A really pretty spring-like appearance to the flowers in the dish promises a freshness of flavour. The aroma had a gentle citrus background note while the tea quietly brewed with a pale lemon hue and a crystal clear nature.

An attractive leaf and well made. A light subtle floral character, gentle on the palate, there are aromatic notes on the dry herb.

Comments of Judges (Great Taste Awards 2021):

”These are excellent quality, fat-budded blossoms clearly picked at the prime time. They give a crystal clear pale gold liquor and a clean aroma on the nose with attractive hints of olive oil. On the palate, it has the immediately recognisable softly herbal character of sideritis and is both refreshing and uplifting. A good quality example of its type.

These flowers respond to a light squeezing with a gentle citrussy aroma. The infusion is mild, with a cooling mouthfeel, and a slightly citrussy but also sweet finish.

A very attractive and well prepared herb with lovely flower heads. The infusion is clear and shiny. The nose is gentle and not astringent at all – quite mellow. The flavour is clean and crisp with its characteristic astringency on the long finish.”

Our product won the Bronze Award in the category Drink / Liquor / Juice Gourmet Exhibition, Specialist Awards 2021

Comments of Judges (Gourmet Exhibition, Specialist Awards 2021):

“Careful product with good packaging. Great flavor!”

Comments of Judges (Great Taste Awards 2020)

SILVER 81/100 to 90/100

Excellent product.

1450- Mountain Tea product was awarded with a silver award from the International Taste Awards, among thousands of contestants in Brescia of Italy. It competed in the single-origin tea category and received the highest rating in its category.

Comments of Judges (Great Taste Awards 2018):

“Very attractive sunshine colour, bright with good clarity. Attractive presentation – the buds are whole, bright and beautiful. Light aroma, grassy notes on the nose. Delicate vegetal, citrus and subtle herbal notes on the palate. Altogether a refreshing drink with mild herbal and citrus notes.The judges felt this is a very pleasant soothing tea, made with a good quality ingredient.”

TUV Certified

Quality controls are carried out throughout the production process from cultivation, drying to standardization. The products were certified for their organic origin by TÜV HELLAS (TÜVNORDGROUP).