Keemun Black Tea (Qimen Hong)
Prince of Chinese Red Tea
A tantalizing blend of fruit, honey and floral, drinking the Keemun tea is a charming experience.
Widely regarded as the best black tea in China, a high quality Keemun tea can be a rare find. In China, he is known as the "Tea of Prince" - hinting that this is a tea that belongs to the cup of an aristocrat.
Compared to Lapsang Souchong tea (the oldest black tea in the world), he has a relatively short history. This tea was invented by Yu Qianchen in 1875.
A civil servant in Fujian province, Yu witnessed the extraordinary success of Fujian black tea in the export market. When he returned home to Yellow Mountain - the tea paradise that gives birth to four of China's Famous Teas - he decided to experiment with "green turning red", and produced the first black tea of Anhui province.
It was an instant hit. This tea quickly gained popularity in England, and became the most prominent ingredient of high class English Breakfast tea.
Over the years, this tea continued to take the world by storm. A two-times gold medallist in World Exposition Fair, the unique aroma is said to rival any of the Darjeelings and Ceylon.
A tantalizing blend of fruit, honey and floral, the Keemun aroma is a charming experience. The taste, often described by foreigners as "Chinese sweetness", is well balanced and distinctive.
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Keemun A Grade (Spring 2009) - 50 grams
This A grade is one of HQ's favorite tea, and he drinks copious amount of it everyday.
The liquor is a clear bright red. The taste is honeyed and naturally sweet, with a slight hint of orchid. There is no bitterness and little astringency.
Personally I would prefer the aftertaste to be deeper and longer. But for an everyday tea at $6, it offers fantastic value of money.
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