I’ve been putting off trying this one until my cold was under control and I felt like I could get a true taste of it.
Looking through my samples this morning, I decided a basic black tea would be good.. after all, I was eating a rich chocolate chip cookie and needed something to pair well with it. Some breakfast, eh? Actually, I could see myself doing the same thing tomorrow morning :) Very enjoyable.
This tea is rich and very present black, not bitter, and not overwhelming in any sense. At smells faintly sweet when steeped and is smooth and almost has a bit of cocoa in the background.
I actually drank the whole first cup sans any raw sugar! That’s unusual for me. The next steep I will likely try with a touch of sugar and maybe a splash of cream to see how it compares to other blacks I’ve had that way.. since that’s how I grew up drinking hot black tea I think it only fair to try each one that way as well.
I’m tempted to try some of their other grades of Keemun to see how they compare. I’m on the hunt for a staple black for my tea cupboard for when I want a basic good black or something to add to another tea for depth and richness. This one is great, but maybe I could step down a price point and still be satisfied.
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I tried my first Keemun this week. I went on the hunt to see what others were recommended and it looks like this one and a another one, sunfire something, by Teavivre are suppose to be pretty good. Did you get a sampler of keemuns from here?
I got several samples from them, and not all Keemuns. I haven’t looked at the sunfire one, but might have to since you’ve mentioned it’s good reviews.
I’m on my third steep with this one… and the last. It is good both with and w/o cream and sugar which is saying something for me since I take almost all of my tea with at least a bit of sugar.
I tried my first Keemun this week. I went on the hunt to see what others were recommended and it looks like this one and a another one, sunfire something, by Teavivre are suppose to be pretty good. Did you get a sampler of keemuns from here?
I got several samples from them, and not all Keemuns. I haven’t looked at the sunfire one, but might have to since you’ve mentioned it’s good reviews.
I’m on my third steep with this one… and the last. It is good both with and w/o cream and sugar which is saying something for me since I take almost all of my tea with at least a bit of sugar.