Metropolitan Tea Company - Keemun Panda #1 Tea

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Metropolitan Tea Company - Keemun Panda #1 Tea. A winey, fruity tea with depth and complexity. Takes milk well.

Luxury Ingredients: Black tea
Small Batch Blended and Packed in: Canada
Tea(s) From: China
Region(s): Anhui Province
Antioxidant Level: Medium 
Caffeine Content: Medium
Metropolitan Tea Company - Keemun Panda #1 Tea

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   Tips for Brewing the Perfect Cup

·         -  1 heaping teaspoon loose tea or 1 tea bag

·         -  1 cup 7-9oz. (200-250ml.) heated water

·         -  185-212°F  (85-100ºC) water temp.

·         -  3-5 minute steeping time

 

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About this Tea:
 It is often said that a properly produced Keemun such as Panda #1 is one of the finest teas in the world with a complex aromatic and penetrating character often compared to burgundy wines. Traditionally keemuns were used in English Breakfast tea.

Keemun black tea was only produced after 1875 - against the grain of the Chinese practice of producing green teas. But, the English palate was finely attuned to fine black tea and with virtually unrestricted trade with opium and tea. Keemun rapidly became an English staple, notwithstanding that keemuns were particularly flavorful and full-bodied. Perhaps this interest in keemun also came about as some have described the taste and aroma of keemun's as reminiscent of toast hot from the oven - another British tradition. Keemun is one the best-keeping black teas. Fine specimens will keep for years if stored properly and take on a mellow winey character.