Keemun Black Tea
Keemun Black Tea Attributes
Leaf Shape
The strips are tight, even and slightly curved
Liquor Color
Black and smooth, showing golden hair
Fragrance
Fresh and rich or fresh and lasting
Taste
Mellow and fresh
Brewed Tea Leaves
Bright red, soft and even
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Keemun Black Tea Introduction
Qimen black tea is called Qihong for short. It is a famous historical tea. It was already famous in the Tang Dynasty. It has a unique aroma and excellent tea quality. It is a rare flower among black teas and is praised as “Qimen Fragrance” abroad. Qimen County is the tea area with the largest output and the best quality.
Keemun Black Tea History
Keemun black tea is one of the three most fragrant teas in the world. It was created in 1875 and has a long history and is well-known around the world. In the mid-19th century, Britain was the main sales market for Keemun black tea. The British once praised it as “the hero among teas”, “the best of all flowers”, “Prince’s Tea”, etc. Keemun black tea won the gold medal at the Panama World Exposition in 1915, and later won national gold medals many times.
Keemun Black Tea Origin
Guixi, Huangjialing, Shijiyuan and other places in Qimen County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province
Keemun Black Tea Production Process
The picking standards for fresh leaves of Qimen black tea are relatively strict. Special-grade tea is mainly one bud and one leaf. Different grades of tea are divided into one bud and two leaves, three leaves and pairs of leaves of different tenderness. The proportion of one bud and two leaves in different grades of tea is different. It is required to pick in batches, 6 to 7 batches of spring tea, 6 batches of summer tea, and less or no picking of autumn tea. Qimen black tea belongs to Gongfu black tea. The production process is complex and highly technical. It is divided into two stages: primary processing and refining. The primary processing is mainly based on the four processes of withering, rolling, fermentation and drying. After drying, it must be refined before it can become a commodity for export. The main refining processes include rough screening, cutting, air selection, picking, adding fire, piling and coloring, and packaging.
Keemun Black Tea Purchase Guide
Anhui Guorun Tea Industry is the largest producer of Keemun black tea in China. Its “Runsi” Keemun black tea is of good quality. It also has other tea brands such as “Tianfang”.
Keemun Black Tea Quality Identification
◎ The best Keemun black tea has tight and thin leaves, dark and moist color, golden buds, bright red soup, tender leaves with many buds, and bright red. Some non-authentic Keemun black tea leaves are uneven in shape, and some fake tea with added pigments is brighter than the authentic ones. ◎ Keemun black tea has a “Keemen” fragrance. Due to different fire powers, some have a sugar or apple fragrance, and some have a sweet floral fragrance with a hidden orchid fragrance.
Keemun Black Tea Brewing Method
◎Simple brewing method: Qimen black tea is generally brewed with purple sand or Jing porcelain tea sets, with a ratio of tea to water of 1:50, and a water temperature of 95-100℃. After brewing for 2-3 minutes, pour into a small cup, first smell the tea fragrance, then taste the tea flavor. ◎Effort brewing method: Before brewing, you must first scald the cup and hot pot, and after putting in the tea leaves, you must also moisten the tea. Only after moistening the tea can you start the first brewing, and then the process of enjoying the tea with a carp leaping over the dragon gate, touring the mountains and playing in the water, and enjoying the fragrance, and finally you can sip the sweet tea and explore the tea flavor.
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