Many thanks to Angel for sending me a monster amount of samples, including this one. I’ve had limited experience with keemuns up until now, but I’m sure many here know that I’m kind of whiny when it comes to anything smoky and/or earthy. It’s amazing how our senses of smell and taste are interconnected, because I feel the exact same way about earthy fragrances.
This one isn’t too smoky, but I’ll admit that I was anticipating something maltier based on the fragrance of the delicate, wispy dry leaves. This particular keemun yields a muted, sweetened smoke, more akin with a (very distant) campfire rather than tobacco, though. There’s very minimal astringency. As the cup cools, I’m getting a bit of malt in the background but the smoke is the prominent note for me.
I greatly appreciate having the chance to try another keemun. It’s helping me verify what my stance is on them.
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Maaaaaple…..
Yup, add a little maple!
If I had any, I most definitely would. :)
oh sweet, I will try this with maple next time!
stephanie… smoky teas + maple syrup = instantly awesome.
(and i never add sweetner to my teas)
“Distant campfire” is an excellent description for that!
…and I am going to have to try this with maple syrup, glad I opened these notes for that tip :)
lol it’s great jude… especially if you don’t like smokey..or want to try and offset it a little. just kinda brings things together in harmony imo
Maaaaaple…..
Yup, add a little maple!
If I had any, I most definitely would. :)
oh sweet, I will try this with maple next time!
stephanie… smoky teas + maple syrup = instantly awesome.
(and i never add sweetner to my teas)
“Distant campfire” is an excellent description for that!
…and I am going to have to try this with maple syrup, glad I opened these notes for that tip :)
lol it’s great jude… especially if you don’t like smokey..or want to try and offset it a little. just kinda brings things together in harmony imo