Does a sample that brews 3-4 cups mean in one brew or one cup for 4 steeps?

I think 8 ounce is what is considered a “cup”. I think. good questions though. I always assumed that it meant 3-4 cups in ONE brew and then you can re-steep X amount of times depending on what kind of tea it is.

In light of Azzrian’s response, if one can assume one teaspoon per cup (and typically one tsp = 2 gm give or take), would a sample enough for 3-4 cups mean the sample size is about 7 to 8 gm? I think sometimes my need to calculate cost to volume gets ridiculous when considering a value for samples. I tend to overbuy usually because more value is attained in buying bulk.

I have had five different samples from H&S (last summer) and I was impressed with how much was in each sample. If I remember correctly, I was easily able to make a full pot (six 8-OZ cups) with each sample. I estimated there was at the very least 10 grams per sample, but it could have been as many as 14. Of course, the amount in their samples may have changed now, I don’t know. I do know they increased their prices on some of them since then, so hopefully they still use the same generous sample sizes.

I would think advertizing that there is enough tea for 3-4 cups does not include re-steeps, because not everyone does that. : )