Origin: CN(Origin)
Name of product: Qimen Black Tea
Pick-up place: Anhui Province
Material: Tea Leaf
Drinking method: Boiling water brewing
Garantee: 540 days
Storage method: Keep it in cool and dry places
Production date: 2021 Year
People not suitable for the product: Children,Pregnant
Keemun (simplified
Chinese: 祁门红茶; traditional
Chinese: 祁門紅茶; pinyin: qímén hóngchá; Jyutping: kei4mun4 hung4cha4; lit. 'Qimen
red tea') is a famous Chinese black tea. First produced in the late 19th
century, it quickly became popular in the West and is still used for a number
of classic blends. It is a light tea with characteristic stone fruit and slightly smoky
notes in the aroma and a gentle, malty, non-astringent taste reminiscent of
unsweetened cocoa. Keemun is said to have floral aromas and wooden notes.
Keemun is produced
exclusively in the Qimen County in the
south of Anhui province. It is grown in Guichi, Shitai, Dongzhi, and Yixian. The name of the tea is an
older Western spelling of the name of the nearby town, Qimen (pronounced
"Chee-men"). The tea-growing region lies between the Yellow Mountains and the Yangtze River. The cultivar used
for Keemun is the same as that used in production of Huangshan Maofeng. While the latter is an
old, well-known variety of green tea, Keemun was first produced in 1875 using
techniques adapted from Fujian province farmers.
Many varieties of Keemun exist, with different production techniques
used for each. Nevertheless, any Keemun undergoes particularly slow withering
and oxidation processes, yielding more nuanced aroma and flavor. Some of
Keemun's characteristic floral notes can be attributed to a higher proportion
of geraniol,
compared to other black teas.