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| Nowhere in the world is there as diverse a selection of dramatic teas as in China. In Chinese society there are historical, legendary and religious connotations including manufacturing, serving and consumption of tea. Metropolitan Tea regularly visits the various provinces and regions of China and you are invited to look through these windows at the world of China black teas.
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Chingwo County - Full bodied with a pleasant origin distinct character. Reminiscent of a full bodied red wine with a delicious hint of oak cask pungency.
Keemun 3 Monkey - A complex and subtle flavor that is aromatic and penetrating without being lush or floral. Milk highlights the bright reddish cup.
Keemun Panda #1 - A winey, fruity tea with depth and complexity; takes milk well. Rewards the tea drinker with an exotic cup tending bright and reddish.
Lapsang Souchong Butterfly #1 - A superior leaf Lapsang Souchong offers a crisp character with the remarkable and heady aroma of an oak fire. Certainly a unique tea.
Lichee Congou - A leafy black tea infused with the flavor of lichee fruit producing a delightful naturally scented tea.
Nine Bend Black Dragon - A full bodied tea with deep burgundy depth and delightful oaky notes. Excellent as an after-dinner tea.
Rose Congou Emperor - During manufacturing this tea is layered 5 times with rose petals giving the tea a delicate and ethereal character.
Ying Ming Yunnan - Excellent fullness with subtle China sweetness. Only produced during March and April when the mountain air is moist and cool.
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Pu-erh tea is famous for its purported medicinal qualities. The taste has been described as mellow, however those not accustomed to the taste might call it "old", "elemental", coating of mold - hence the musty character. The older the pu-erh, the more prized it is. Interestingly, it takes on a milder character the older it gets.
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Young Pu-erh - A character described as elemental. The tea leaves come from the 'Dayeh' variety closely related to the original tea tree.
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The production of white tea is different from other tea. The leaves come from special varietal tea bushes and are not processed but are dried and withered in the sun. (If mechanical drying is required the leaves are baked (not fired) at temperatures less than 40 C.) Only special 'two leaves and a bud' are selected with the ideal being two leaves wrapped around a newly developing shoot. After withering and drying these leaves are then painstakingly selected and sorted by hand.
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Sowmee - Visually not a typical white tea, since it is sun dried after special hand rolling. It's pleasant, toasty character is astringent and full flavored.
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