Description
Hailing from Qimen county (spelled “Keemun” on old maps), named after Mount Qi which provides perfect conditions for tea cultivation in Anhui province, this exceptionally refined black tea has been mellowed through a unique local recipe with particularly slow withering and oxidizing, giving it gently nuanced flavors and aromas.
Snail Tea is a funny name for some of China’s best but describes it nicely, mature trees, strictly golden bud, spring picked, rolled to look like little snails. Originally made famous by a green tea Bi Luo Chun, coming from Jiangsu Province. The process has recently made its way into Keemun, one of the best areas for black tea, which in turn has produces gems like this one.
A similar profile to our Grand Keemun but with more complex floral and caramel notes. There are cocoa, rose and other subtle floral notes, and just enough smoky complexity to make every cup an exciting taste experience, but it is the sweetness of this tea that makes it stand out. Even the aroma is like honey and berries, and a cup steeped with extra leaves will come out dark, rich, velvety, almost fruity in its sugary mouth-feel.
Perfect for iced tea, try it with lemon and honey. Also very good with milk and sugar.
Steeping Time – 3 Minutes
Water Temp – 212 F
Whole leaf black tea
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