Mar 30th, '08, 15:35
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by chocolate » Mar 30th, '08, 15:35
Does the smoke flavor in Keemun tea come from actual smoke?
Mar 30th, '08, 15:46
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by olivierco » Mar 30th, '08, 15:46
Not to my knowledge.
Oct 31st, '08, 03:21
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by cherryking » Oct 31st, '08, 03:21
chocolate wrote:Does the smoke flavor in Keemun tea come from actual smoke?
No, Lapsong Souchong is smoky tea, and from actual smoke in process, but for Keemun. Answer is no. so Keemun black tea is not very smoky as Lapsong Souchong has. Some hard wooden heating steam come to fresh tea leaves in first process may cause Keemun black tea has small smoky.
Oct 31st, '08, 03:25
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by Vulture » Oct 31st, '08, 03:25
No idea but I had the odd notion that someone was going to 'smoke' keemun when I read the title.
Nov 4th, '08, 12:53
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by VinceBLG » Nov 4th, '08, 12:53
Black tea is dried over smoldering fires or coal or even pan-heated. This stops the withering process. Depending on the method of drying the leaves some kind of smoky notes will be imparted.
Dec 17th, '08, 03:59
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by lydia » Dec 17th, '08, 03:59
The smoky smell from Keemum is a typical style of keemum black tea. This comes from natural, not from smoke like lapsang shouchong, which is much more stronger!
