BLACK TEA: Keemun Black Snail, China

Keemun Black Snail
Black tea, China

Flavour: toffee, cacao, aniseed ~ medium-bodied
This beautifully-shaped tea comes from Anhui province, China. At the end of processing, its leaves are rolled by hand into snail-like curls. These infuse into a dark amber liquor that releases delicious notes of toffee, cacao, aniseed and a hint of molasses. It is a well-structured, aromatic, medium-bodied tea with a thick mouthfeel and rich flavour. 

May 2024 harvest.

Preparation: Steep for 3 minutes at 90°. Two infusions. 

Infusions: specialty tea leaves can all be steeped at least twice, and often more, so each 3 gram serve (150 mls - a standard teacup size), will give you two cups ('infusions') if you steep the leaves twice. On the back of your pouch under 'Steep', you can find the number of infusions for your tea.

If you infuse your leaves at least twice, your pouch will give you the following cups of tea (or more if you infuse your leaves more times):

50 grams - 33 cups
100 grams - 66 cups
200 grams - 133 cups

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