Anhui Keemun

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Dark Chocolate, Cocoa, Malt, Pepper, Smoke, Bitter, Fruity, Bread, Leather, Wood
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Loose Leaf, Sachet
Caffeine
High
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Ilya Kreymerman
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec 7 g 14 oz / 422 ml

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  • “I’m in awe of this tea. It’s smells like dark leather, horses, tobacco. It’s buttery smooth, sexy, strong. The difference between this tea and cheaper teas in my opinion is that you need just a...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Auggy sent me this one, and I’ve been putting off trying it. I was warned that it was a pretty expensive tea and I then made the mistake of looking up the price. NEVER DO THAT! Following that I’ve...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I’ve got lots and lots of new teas to try (my cupboard went from 87 to 123 in just two days – I might have made a few tea orders… just maybe) and I’ve set aside today to do nothing but relax, rest...” Read full tasting note
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  • “HAPPY NANOWRIMO, WRIMOS! Are any of you participating, this year? Are any of you ALREADY pulling your hair out? I am! Seriously, why did I wait until the last second to come up with a premise?...” Read full tasting note
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From Adagio Teas

Keemun is perhaps the most famous of Chinese tea varieties, prized for its toasty, dark chocolate flavor and slightly smoky aroma. Our finest, hand-made version of this tea brews to a fiery, reddish color with incense smokiness, and aroma of brown sugar and earthy fruitiness. The mouthfeel is textured and layered with incredible depth, possessing the sweetness of dates, brightness of black pepper, the warmth of fresh biscuits and notes of smooth earthy cocoa. The Anhui Keemun is not to be missed!

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30 Tasting Notes

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71 tasting notes

I’ve had this tea for a while. I purchases it very early on in my teas adventures when I was still trying out new varieties.
I can only appreciate it now. The dried leaves smell like earth..and I can smell grassy hay. a richness..some kind of herbal nuttiness and yes, chocolate.
It brews a dark and smooth. I kinda reminds me of an English Breakfast, but less complicated. This is a black for people who like coffee without any milk or sugar. I think it would be a great transition.
I’m happy that I’ve trained my palate to enjoy this

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec

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One of the best keemun’s I’ve had. Balances both the smokey and chocolate. The smell is more cocoa and the first taste is actually a smokey leatherness, almost tobacco. It then ends with a cocoa almost molasses aftertaste. Very nice keemun.

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100 tasting notes

Smooth and lightly smoky. Not very dry compared to most other Keemuns. The second steep is still smooth and almost like a slightly smoky dark oolong.

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72 tasting notes

Swapped a teaspoon of each tea from Adagio’s Masters Sampler #1 for a friend’s Sampler #2. This is my first of those that I’ve tried.

The leaves themselves are dark and short, almost like chocolate sprinkles or a black rooibos. Scent of the leaves is very leathery and smoky.

Liquor tastes less leathery but more smoky compared to the scent of the leaves. Notes of pepper, dark chocolate, and malt coming through mid-cup. The liquor achieves all these tastes while still keeping it light — an impressive feat, considering all of the rich flavors in here. Delicious. Probably couldn’t be an every-day black for me like Irish Breakfast, but it might be one of the best blacks I’ve had.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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431 tasting notes

The leaves are so cute, thin, small, and black with random brown spots all about. It brewed up well. Tastes smooth with a touch of smokiness. I felt the flavors were perfectly balanced and not at all bitter. I will continue to drink this one time and time again.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 30 sec

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2170 tasting notes

An enjoyable tea. Rich, dark chocolate. I have others with similar flavor profiles that I like better so I don’t plan to repurchase, but I’ve enjoyed the sample.

Second Steep
8 ounces water + 195 degrees + 20 minutes

Not a bad resteep but it’s a bit weak. Not sure if it’s worth it in the end.

Flavors: Dark Chocolate

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 7 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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Gongfu!

A few weeks ago I bought some new storage bins that fit under my bed, so I was able to clear off enough of the crap on my floor/desk to be able to fit a small gaiwan & cup on the desk at the same time as my laptop. The result!? Being able to gongfu during meetings now! Though, if we’re being totally honest, I was already doing that for the meetings that don’t require me to be on camera – I would set my laptop on the floor next to me and brew in my little floor space. Now, however, I have an option for the ones where I do have to be at my desk on camera!

This was my “trial” tea as I tested out this new steeping set up, and it worked really well! I keep a carafe of hot water on the floor next to me and then just pour off to the side in between steeps. This tea was really lovely as well; it’s a really nicely woody and umami forward keemun with some of those jammy undertones and sweet smoke notes. I didn’t find the steeps had much in the way of flavour evolution but all of them were certainly really good!

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Tea Advent calendar – Day 21

Another straight black tea with a lovely dry leaf…lots of golden tips in this one! The flavor is…“manly” is the word that’s coming to mind. Intense, slightly smoky and even a bit spicy with notes of cocoa and malt. It’s good, but not as smooth as the black teas I tend to prefer. I may try my next steep with milk!

Flavors: Cocoa, Malt, Pepper, Smoke

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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2145 tasting notes

Perhaps it’s because I already have them on my mind, but the flavors of this Keemun remind me of s’mores. The tea has a silky-smooth texture similar to melted chocolate, you can almost taste it on your tongue if you close your eyes and concentrate. There are subtle notes of graham flour and brown sugar—then comes the smoke. It’s mellow compared to a pine-smoked tea such as Lapsang Souchong, which is why I prefer Keemun when I want to enjoy the flavors of autumn in my cup.

You can read the full review on my blog:
http://www.notstarvingyet.com/index/2015/10/20/tuesday-tea-anhui-keemun-adagio-teas

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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