Keemun Finest

A Black Tea from

Rating

84 / 100

Calculated from 5 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Cocoa, Malt, Plum, Smoke, Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Lychee, Muscatel
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Bulk, Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Not available
Certification
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Typical Preparation
Use 5 oz / 160 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 4 g of tea
Steep for 2 min, 30 sec
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19 Tasting Notes View all

“Adore this one— with the malt and the mild smoke. I hope that Zen Tea Life comes back to selling teas as this is one—as well as several others, of course— I’d like to keep on hand, even though I...” Read full tasting note
“Cocoa, Malt, Plums, Smoke, Vanilla, and Muscatel are all pretty good descriptors, though I would add “Leather” to the mix. Malt, Leather, Smoke, and Cocoa are the best adjectives in my opinion. I...” Read full tasting note
“I drank this sample Western-style both times I tried it, as that’s just what the smaller leaves seemed best suited to. The dry leaf smelled malty with a bit of cocoa, smoke, and plum. The flavor...” Read full tasting note
“additional notes:  Evol Ving Ness’ admiration of this tea made me dig it out of the stash.  And it just so happens it was a sipdown over my goal of 130 for the year! HOW IS IT THE MIDDLE OF...” Read full tasting note

Description

“Finest smooth & smoky Keemun with a discrete finesse and particularly smooth, slight sweet taste. A treasured tea from southern Anhui Province, Keemun is grown and produced near the famous HuangShan mountains. This selection represents one of the finest grades available, boasting a velvety mouth feel and subtle notes of cocoa, leather, dried plum and wet earth. Light brown, radiant infusion colour.

Origin: Anhui, China
Harvest: April, 2013
Preparation: 3 min, 98C (208F), 1 heaping tsp / 8 oz cup"
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