China Special Black Tea Mao Feng

Black tea is one of the most recent types to be produced, it was first made in China, possibly in response to European tastes, in the late 1700s or early 1800s. 

Keemun Mao Feng is produced in Qimen County of Anhui Province, China. This tea is a high grade ‘Mao Feng’ type that has a classic aromatic Keemun profile that is fruity and smooth.

Keemun Mao Feng is one of the better known and higher grade varieties of Keemun black tea. It is said to be the favourite tea of Queen Elizabeth II. Mao Feng refers to the type of tea and literally means ‘fur peak’. Similarly to the famous Huang Shan Mao Feng green tea, this refers to the hairs found on buds when it is harvested. As Keemun Mao Feng consists of full unbroken buds and young tender leaves, it is much lighter and sweeter than other types of Keemun black tea.

The Keemun mao feng has a very interesting history. In 1875 a government official from Anhui visited the next province along which was called Fujian and found a very interesting way of making black tea. When he returned to Anhui, he developed this new technique he’d learned about making black tea on an area that was predominantly famous for making green teas. And of course after this, the Keemun tea became very, very popular in China and in the rest of the world. Now it is used in teas as base blend (for example, our fantastic tasting English Breakfast), along with Assam teas and other teas from Sri Lanka.

Keemun is such a good quality tea, especially this Maofeng grade that you’re not really going to get any bitterness or unpleasantness in drinking it. It’s going to be an absolute delight. This is a great tea to take on its own or it’s got enough body to use with a little bit of milk.

Black tea  ｜  Anhui   ｜  Complete fermentation   ｜  Spring and Summer