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Chinese Keemun Loose Leaf tea infusion in a glass cup

No. 14

Chinese Keemun - Loose Leaf Tea

£4.50

The godfather of Chinese breakfast teas, this single-origin Keemun offers smooth malty, cacao notes with a hint of spice for a luxurious start to your day

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Bold and luxurious, our single origin Keemun loose-leaf black tea from China has a dried fruit and malty aroma and complex characters with an alluring, slight hint of cacao and caramel. Robust in flavour, it tastes of honey and oak, with a smooth mouthfeel that makes it a luxurious alternative to a regular breakfast tea.

With its strong, black wiry leaves and light amber infusion, this single-origin summer flush is a premium, special high-grade version of Keemun black tea that brings deliciously refined luxury to the daily ritual of tea making. The wonderful aroma of this exceptional Chinese loose-leaf black tea is enhanced by adding a splash of milk, which brings out its extraordinary, soft floral notes. Although perfect as a breakfast brew, this refreshing tea can be enjoyed at any time of day.

Requiring great skill to produce, Keemun is the most famous Chinese black tea, known in China as 'Qimen', Keemun is made from the Chinese variety of the tea plant, Camellia Sinensis. Its name stems from its place of origin, Qimen County in China's Anhui province, located between the Yellow Mountains and the Yangtze River. Keemun tea undergoes an unusually slow process of withering and oxidation during production, which creates the nuanced characters and non-astringent flavour that has won it generations of fans as a great breakfast tea.

Keemun was first produced in the late 1800s. At the time, China was primarily exporting green teas, and Keemun's invention was an attempt to compete with the black teas produced in India. Keemun tea quickly became popular in the West and is used as one of the key components of English breakfast tea blends, partly for its flavour and partly for its high caffeine content.

Like all black teas, this smooth Chinese Keemun tea comes with all the benefits of being packed with polyphenols, the antioxidant plant compounds that have been linked to everything from lowering cholesterol and the risk of heart disease to helping improve gut health. If you want to make it a vegan tea, simply serve it black.

Alternatives to this smooth breakfast tea

For more full-flavoured breakfast brews, try our Margaret's Hope Darjeeling or Assam Breakfast or Assam Manjushree all of which are excellent breakfast teas. For something another Chinese black tea, we recommend our Tarry Lapsang Souchong, a strong, smoked tea with an amber infusion with tobacco and burnt caramel notes.

There's more to morning tea than a classic English breakfast or Earl Grey. For the full range of varieties to start your day, check out the range of Breakfast Teas available in our Tea Shop.

Region

Qimen, Anhui Region, China

Keemun, also known as "Qimen" in China, is a celebrated black tea made from the Chinese variety of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis sinensis. Named after its place of origin, Qimen County, in Anhui Province, this tea is cultivated in an area located between the Yellow Mountains and the Yangtze River in eastern China. The region's specific climate and fertile soil contribute to the distinctive flavour profile of Keemun tea, which is highly prized for its smooth, aromatic taste, with subtle fruity and floral notes.

Qimen's unique geographical setting, with its moderate elevation and consistent moisture from surrounding waterways, creates ideal conditions for producing high-quality tea. The tea leaves are harvested with great care, and traditional processing techniques are used to ensure Keemun's distinctive quality and character are preserved. Often used in blends, including classic English Breakfast, Keemun is also appreciated on its own for its balanced and delicate flavour. The combination of Qimen County's natural environment and centuries of tea-making expertise has earned Keemun its reputation as one of the finest black teas from China, admired by tea connoisseurs worldwide.

3g - 4g

200ml

100°C

3 - 5mins

Overall rating: 4.6307693 / 5 from 65 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

This premium Chinese Keemun loose-leaf black tea offers a bold and luxurious experience with dried fruit and malty aromas, complex flavors, and a smooth mouthfeel. Enhanced by milk, it reveals soft floral notes and is a great choice for breakfast or any time of day. Known for its high-quality production and health benefits, it is a special high-grade version of Keemun black tea.

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Review highlights

"It has a distinct floral taste and a lovely aroma." — Pb
"Nice flavour, good smoky taste." — Matthew
"This is a wonderful tea whose subtle flavours are enhanced by milk." — Mark E.

Reviews

Not for me

"I found this tea had a very strange finish, which I didn’t like at all, so much so that I abandoned it half way down the 125g caddy"

— Andrew R. (2/5)

Pleasure in a cup

"There's a slighty honey creaminess to keemun tea that i enjoy. This is one of the best i have tried. Highly recommended."

— Mark J. (5/5)

A good everyday Keemun

"A good everyday Chinese black tea. Works well with a splash of milk or on its own (or better yet with a biscuit!). This makes a good change if you are a fan of English breakfast looking for something a little different with a rounder, milder and almost chocolatey character."

— Neil (3/5)

Tea

"I have reviewed all my purchases for a number of years. Once you start selling my favourites 26 and 91 I will start reviewing"

— Ridley R. (5/5)

Recent order.

"Excellent product and fast delivery."

— Shaun A. (5/5)

Lovely flavour

"Lovely flavour"

— H H. (5/5)

Final ingredient

"This is the 3rd element of my Russian Caravan own blend (the portions are secret to me!!), but it gives the roundness I am looking for - superb"

— Cliff C. (5/5)

One of the great teas

"This tea has, as is well-known, been called the Burgundy of teas. Inasmuch as its warm core is surrounded by a shifting and complex blend of lighter aromas. I thing the epithet is just. Surely one of the greatest teas of the world."

— Iain M. (5/5)

A great breakfast brew

"This tea became my daily driver every morning. It is full-flavoured but not overpowering and captures the taste of an old-fashioned English Breakfast tea. Unfortunately, it has been out of stock for a while."

— Gary R. (5/5)

Excellent tea

"I’m about halfway through this tin of tea and I really enjoy it as an alternative to Assam in a morning, although It does make a great tea for the afternoon too. It’s got some nice fruity notes. I highly recommend trying this tea."

— Jamie S. (5/5)

No. 14

Chinese Keemun - Loose Leaf Tea