drank Keemun Concerto by Adagio Teas
39 tasting notes

The tangy fruit notes aren’t as strong in this as I prefer in Keemun, but it’s still recognizably Keemun. The biggest complaints I have are the tiny leaf size and that longer infusions are dull, woody, and a bit bitter rather than sweet and chocolaty like a better Keemun. I didn’t count, but I probably got around seven or eight infusions in my gaiwan despite the broken leaves. Now that I know that long infusions aren’t worth it, I can probably get even more out of it. In the later infusions, the fruitiness faded and I noticed a sweet potato note. There was a mild peppery spiciness in every infusion.

Overall, I think this is good and I’ll certainly have no trouble finishing what I have of it, but it’s not an outstanding example of this type of tea, either.

Flavors: Fruity, Pine, Red Wine, Smoke, Sweet Potatoes, Tangy

derk

Do you have a recommendation for a keemun or three? I really enjoyed this tea and want to try a few more.

RyanG

I’m having trouble remembering exactly which ones I’ve had except that I recently had Culinary Teas’ Imperial Keemun Mao Feng, which I remember being like a higher quality version of this, with clearer and more pronounced fruit notes and more of that red wine-like taste, plus some chocolate when brewed for a while.

Aside from that, Teavivre and Harney have several of varying price and quality. I’ll probably try some from both soon.

derk

Thanks for the recs :)

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derk

Do you have a recommendation for a keemun or three? I really enjoyed this tea and want to try a few more.

RyanG

I’m having trouble remembering exactly which ones I’ve had except that I recently had Culinary Teas’ Imperial Keemun Mao Feng, which I remember being like a higher quality version of this, with clearer and more pronounced fruit notes and more of that red wine-like taste, plus some chocolate when brewed for a while.

Aside from that, Teavivre and Harney have several of varying price and quality. I’ll probably try some from both soon.

derk

Thanks for the recs :)

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