keemun red tea
can anybody please tell me how a keemun red tea from Anhui china is supposed to taste like i've got a couple but they dont match the taste which people tell me
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Taste impressions are very subjective. What one taster notes another may not. Coupled with that, there are sooo many of them.
Some can be a bit smokey, but generally better ones are not. I used to drink Keemun everyday for years, first tea of the day, but it has been a few years since I have "actively" enjoyed it. I recall a sweetness along with intensity. Some had a nutty background and others were even a bit floral.
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Some can be a bit smokey, but generally better ones are not. I used to drink Keemun everyday for years, first tea of the day, but it has been a few years since I have "actively" enjoyed it. I recall a sweetness along with intensity. Some had a nutty background and others were even a bit floral.
I know this does not help much.
Anyway, welcome to TeaChat.
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keemun red tea
thanks a lot guys for helping out, and thanks a lot for the warm welcoming. my dilemma is i got five samples of keemun which i need to give to friend of mine ive given him all the samples but he is not satisfied with any of them, ive been drinking it myself for a better understanding, the best one i have has a peachy and a little smoky flavour, which he thinks keemun shouldnt taste like, he thinks the keemun ive sent him tastes more like Formosan wulong, i was wondering if you guys have come across a keemun which tasted like that ?
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Re: keemun red tea
Yes, but it was a blend I had years ago. Republic of Tea's All Day Breakfast which consisted of Keemun and I believe Formosa Oolong. I enjoyed it, actually. It had the dominant keemun taste with a peachy oolong background.yash wrote:thanks a lot guys for helping out, and thanks a lot for the warm welcoming. my dilemma is i got five samples of keemun which i need to give to friend of mine ive given him all the samples but he is not satisfied with any of them, ive been drinking it myself for a better understanding, the best one i have has a peachy and a little smoky flavour, which he thinks keemun shouldnt taste like, he thinks the keemun ive sent him tastes more like Formosan wulong, i was wondering if you guys have come across a keemun which tasted like that ?
It would be unusual for a Keemun to taste peachy on its own, but there are so many, anything is possible.
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keemun red tea
thanks a lot guys you've been the most helpful, i love this forum coz people actually give a shit about your questions or opinions and thanks again.
the other keemun i have are like a little fruity and all of them share the little smokey background the brew is topaz i normally throw away the first lot of water after about 5 mins of steeping coz ive seen chinese people do that, hope im right. its been a month ive been looking for the tase like chip and victoria has described above with nutty and chocolaty background but didn't have any luck yet
the other keemun i have are like a little fruity and all of them share the little smokey background the brew is topaz i normally throw away the first lot of water after about 5 mins of steeping coz ive seen chinese people do that, hope im right. its been a month ive been looking for the tase like chip and victoria has described above with nutty and chocolaty background but didn't have any luck yet