Capital of Heaven Keemun Black Tea

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Dark Chocolate, Honey, Smoke, Tannin, Floral, Smooth, Sweet Potatoes, Walnut, Bitter, Tannic
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Caffeine
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Certification
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Edit tea info Last updated by pinky
Average preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 2 min, 45 sec 9 oz / 277 ml

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  • “First Sipdown of the week!! This is a pleasant cup, a little bit on the astringent side, but not bad. There is some sweet potato in there, a little clove maybe, & it’s although it’s not my...” Read full tasting note
  • “Thank you Terri for this sample! There’s actually enough in the bag for three sittings. This tea has the smokiness of Keemun, an added astringency that isn’t usually present in Keemuns (at least...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Another sample from my swap with terri. While this is not my favourite keemun to date, this is a lovely cup of tea. There’s a bit of astringency here that isn’t my fav but it’s not overwhelming...” Read full tasting note
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  • “This one is waaay better than the sorta-pineapple thing from the other day. I spent a while looking through the Teavana booklet, and while I’m really not happy about many of the things that have...” Read full tasting note
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From Teavana

Keemun, known as ‘the Queen of Fragrance,’ is a prized tea in China. With gently curled firm and slender leaves, this black tea brews copper in color and has a rich, smooth, honey-fragrant cup with a sweet, mellow ending. It makes a delicious way to enjoy your day.

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37 Tasting Notes

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I don’t usually drink black tea, but this one is my favorite. The taste resembles honey (and I LOVE honey) and isn’t too sweet.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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Not too hot on this one, glad I got it on sale at Tea Dystopia, I mean Vana… Teavana. Yeah. Because the sales staff just radiate happiness… I digress.

This tea smelled really nice (like honey) and the dry leaves look to be of good quality – long jet black twisted needles – but no matter how I brew this tea it turns out less than my expectations. I even gaiwaned it a few times to make sure I wasn’t missing anything… No fireworks here. Fairly generic black tea with a mild honey-like sweetness and tannin astringency. The flavors and body are’t particularly strong and any attempt to beef up the steep time is met with increasingly astringent bitterness, much like an old ex-girlfriend of mine. Hmmm…

Maybe Keemuns aren’t my thing or maybe I’ve been spoiled by really nice teas. Strong possibility there. I often wonder if I am biased, but when really thinking about it, really run the situation through my head, I am confident in a blind taste test of black teas, Teavana’s Keemun would fail to impress beyond “meh”.

Not bad, not good but certainly over priced for what you get. Dedicated to ice tea blends until its gone.

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I thought it was slightly smokey, full bodied and malty. Great anytime black tea!

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Exactly what I expect a Keemun to taste like. Lots of woody and earthy flavors. Maybe a little more mild than the average Keemun, but that’s a good thing. It was surprising good iced. The only thing not to like about it is the price. While I enjoy this tea, there are other unflavored black teas I like just as much for less money.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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