Murchies Keemun Reviewed
After finally running out of my green tea stash I moved on to Murchies Keemun, a Chinese long leaf black tea. Murchies is a tea importer and distributor located in Victoria BC Canada. I didn’t know what to expect when I opened up the small box of 12 bags. Unpeeling the plastic wrap, the faint smell of black tea was noticeable. After looking at the bag and snapping a picture I threw it in the boiling hot water for a 4 minute steep session. The black tea infused the water into a rich dark brown with a slight red tint within seconds of being submersed. The steam wafted out of the mug and carried with it the earthy sweetness of the black tea. The tea was sweeter than I had expected. The flavor was as rich as the color, and the sweetness was a lightly fermented taste. It was not as earthy as the aroma would have led you to believe, in fact it was quite refined. There was no detectible after taste resulting in a very clean finish.
Overall 8/10 Flavor- 9/10 Aroma- 8/10 Presentation- 7/10
Posted by CB at Thursday ~ March 15, 2007 |
Category: Black Tea, Tea Reviews, Tea, Uncategorized