The thing I love about the decidedly utilitarian Upton Tea site more than some of those glitzy tea sites that show beautiful color pictures of happy workers picking tea in lush China tea farms, is that a devotee of a certain type of tea can choose among an array of estates, grades, or types, while many of the eye-candy sites offer one Darjeeling, one Assam, one Ceylon.
The downside of Upton is it is often daunting to make a choice from the 15 or so Keemuns available, many of which are labeled some variation of Keemun Mao Feng. Luckily there is the 15 gram sample—so I decided to do some comparison shopping.
The “superior” is a medium-bodied Keemun with a smooth red wine flavor up front, a cherry tobacco and leather finish, and a hint of cotton-candy sweetness. As it cools it reminds me of cinnamon raisin bread.
A refined and elegant tea. Next up: Another Keemun Mao Feng, minus the “superior.”
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I got their catalog recently but I just don’t need any more teas right now! ;)
It’s never about need! I can’t help myself when the new Senchas darjeelings and Assams roll in, even though I’m drowning in tea.
I know what you mean. I did get some darjeelings from Happy Earth Tea myself!
I get lost on their site. I ordered more than once from them. Like I was going thru phases of Assam, Darjeeling , Keemun . Haven’t finished all the sampling :(
I got their catalog recently but I just don’t need any more teas right now! ;)
It’s never about need! I can’t help myself when the new Senchas darjeelings and Assams roll in, even though I’m drowning in tea.
I know what you mean. I did get some darjeelings from Happy Earth Tea myself!
I get lost on their site. I ordered more than once from them. Like I was going thru phases of Assam, Darjeeling , Keemun . Haven’t finished all the sampling :(