Keemun Tea
I have recently just aquired some teas after the Fourth of July
holiday. I received my order of Hu-Kwa Lapsang Souchong from Wendell, and I am drinking it right now. While I think that RoT L.S. has more of a smoky scent, I like the depth of flavor this provides. Once I finish ths 113 gram tin, I am going to go for their China Lapsang Souchong. Giving Earl Grey a second chance, I decided to purchase a tin of Twinings E.G. at H.E.B. I must admit, after a few cups it is starting to grow on me - it is not burgamot soup like Bigalow and it doesn't taste as nearly as bad as its bagged cousin. I can actually smell the melange of the tea and the burgamot, which i find is a good thing. But along with the Earl Grey, I picked up some Prince of Wales...and let me tell you, I have fallen in love with black chinese tea all over again. The dark, rich, almost malty flavor is something I love as a Lapsang souchong drinker. My girlfriend, whose tea consumption doesn't extend much beyond tisanes for fear of something upsetting her diabetes, loves it as well...and she prefers a cup after lunch with a bit of sweetener, while I on the other hand prefer it clear. My query for all those more enlightened about tea than I am is this - can I obtain some history on this particular blend, or keemun tea in general? I'd be much obliged. |
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"Mike Fulton" > wrote: > My query for all those more enlightened about tea than I am is this - > can I obtain some history on this particular blend, or keemun tea in > general? I'd be much obliged. Get creative with google.com. You can find a ton of info on keemun teas. glad you like the hu-kwa - it's a class act...... |
Oh, I absolutely love the hu-kwa. To be honest, I think it has become
my favorite blend of tea thusfar. So far I have expanded my tea drinking beyond keemun. Just this past week my girlfriend gave me a box of Twinings English Breakfast, and to be honest with you, I didn't much care for it. Perhaps because in the mornings I normally either drink Earl Grey, Lapsang Souchong, or Coffee, but I found the tannins to be too overwelming, and I couldn't enjoy the flavor of the tea like I do with Earl Grey or Keemun. I have thought about giving darjeeling a try when I run out of the 100g tins of PoW and EG, but I have heard that if you don't like English Breakfast, you want like darjeeling. |
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