Wow, I just made up a pot of my new keemun mao feng and it is indeed very
smokey. My last order from the same company was more chocolate-y than
smokey. It almost isn't the same tea!
Marlene
>I got a sample of Specialteas basic everyday Keemun the other day...and I
>am really surprised. It's been over a year I think since I ran out of my
>last batch of keemun (a keemun mao feng...can't remember where I got it)
>and I don't remember it being smokey, but I've heard people use this term
>when describing keemun and I can say that yeah, this keemun I have now is
>indeed just a touch smokey. I mean smokey in a Lapsang Souchong kinda way.
>I'm really surprised by it though. Does anyone know why it might be this
>way...do they smoke any keemun over fires in China when they produce it, or
>is it only certain grades, or...? In fact, any info on keemun production
>would be interesting to me, if you have it. Thanks!
>
> Melinda
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