Hailing from Qimen county (spelled “Keemun” on old maps), named after Mount Qi which provides perfect conditions for tea cultivation in Anhui province, this exceptionally refined black tea has been mellowed through a unique local recipe with particularly slow withering and oxidizing, giving it gently nuanced flavors and aromas.

Snail Tea is a funny name for some of China’s best but describes it nicely, mature trees, strictly golden bud, spring picked, rolled to look like little snails. Originally made famous by a green tea Bi Luo Chun, coming from Jiangsu Province. The process has recently made its way into Keemun, one of the best areas for black tea, which in turn has produces gems like this one.

A similar profile to our Grand Keemun but with more complex floral and caramel notes.  There are cocoa, rose and other subtle floral notes, and just enough smoky complexity to make every cup an exciting taste experience, but it is the sweetness of this tea that makes it stand out. Even the aroma is like honey and berries, and a cup steeped with extra leaves will come out dark, rich, velvety, almost fruity in its sugary mouth-feel.

How it works : Keemun Tea is splendor of toasty flavor and aroma that helps revive your day to the hilt. Organic Keemun Tea has an inexpressible flavor, with the most subtle hints of smoky pine, orchid, crushed apple and a rich, sweet body. Organic Keemun Tea is formulated with rejuvenating power and can reduce stress naturally and stimulate the brain and muscles.

Benefits

1. Keemun tea has many benefits even though it does not contain as many antioxidants as green or white tea. A good amount of caffeine in Organic Keemun tea helps enhancing your memory and works like and energy booster during the day. Organic Keemun Tea has many benefits for the human body.

2. Organic Keemun Tea has a wake you up effect instead of put you to sleep. Organic Keemun Tea is considered a great alternative to coffee and will not make you crash like coffee does. Organic Keemun Tea has substantial caffeine in it so those of you who work most of the day and need to stay up, try drinking a few cups.

3. Keemun tea has a deep rich flavor and naturally boosts endurance. Get ready to experience nature's gift that has the ability to burn fat, owing to its antioxidants. It also ensures improved muscle endurance. Organic Keemun Tea will protect you from contracting degenerative diseases or even cardiovascular diseases. Keemun Tea can guard you from heart attacks in the future.

4. Bring alive your memory with Keemun Tea. Keemun tea is known to enhance your memory. A few months after drinking it, you will begin to memorize things effortlessly. With a swift brain, there is timeless learning.

5. Keemun black tea fights free radicals in your body after drinking it. Organic Keemun Tea is actually very high in the oxygen radical absorbance capacity. Keemun Tea creates a vibrant feel. It is known to destroy free radicals which can harm your DNA within the body. Our bodies have been woven to fight against radicals but sometimes the body can fail at this.

Country of Origin: China
Region: Anhui Province
Grade: FBOP (Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe)
Altitude: 3000 feet above sea level
Cup Characteristics: A winey and fruity tea , Takes milk very well.
Infusion: Bright tending reddish 

Hint

Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 teaspoon of tea for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea). Milk and a dash of sugar help capture the complex nature of this tea, but it is also perfectly acceptable to consume this tea ‘straight-up’.

Iced tea-brewing method: (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 teaspoons of tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water]. Please note that this tea may tend to go cloudy or ‘milky’ when poured over ice; a perfectly normal characteristic of some high quality black teas and nothing to worry about!