Which brands of the top 10 famous Keemun Black Tea in the black tea list are authentic Keemun Black Tea and where to buy them?

Keemun Black Tea is a famous black tea in Chinese history. In the Qing Dynasty, Qimen Black Tea County came from (Qimen County, Qimen Xi'an) in Anhui and its surrounding areas (Bilin Sheng, Anhui Province). It is said that Qimen was inspired by the famous black tea "Zhengshan race" in Fujian.

In the past, Qimen's main exports were highly appreciated by overseas people, especially the United Kingdom and the United States. The tea is delicate, sweet and floral, and has a mellow taste. These unique cup shapes have aroused widespread concern in the international tea industry. Between 1939 and 1940, the price of Keemun at the New York Trade Center hit an all-time high; it was the most expensive tea of the time, and only upper-class people could afford it. The royal and aristocratic families used to regard it as a fashionable drink. It is said that Keemun Black Tea gave it to Queen Victoria as a gift on her birthday. In the United States, this is the Roosevelt couple's daily tea. So far, it is one of the three largest black teas in the world, namely Darjeeling black tea in India and Uva black tea in Sri Lanka.

The original origin of Qimen is located in the Qimen area of the provincial nature conservation park in Anhui Province. The real variety is the mid-leaf species. There are many other varieties used in the production of Qimen. However, the quality of different cultivated varieties is different from that of Qimen varieties originating in Qimen area because of their different growth environments and different production processes. In addition, we choose pesticide-free tea as our own standard.

Tea planting area

Tea gardens are scattered in the forested mountains. The area has sufficient rainfall, low atmospheric temperature and high humidity. An important factor in good black tea is its mellow taste. This taste comes from the amino acid in tea, called theanine. Buds contain high levels of theanine, which is converted into catechins and other polyphenols when tea is exposed to sunlight. At high altitudes, the area is often covered with fog, which blocks the sun from shining directly on the tea leaves. Therefore, tea is rich in theanine because the conversion of theanine to polyphenols is not effective. This is the basis of the persistent, unastringent and mellow aroma of Jimen.

History and culture

Keemun Black Tea is from 1875 in Qimen Black Tea County (Qimen County, Qimen Xi'an) in Anhui (Bilin Sheng, Anhui Province). In the early Qing Dynasty, Qimen County was famous for producing green tea. In the early Qing Dynasty, Fujian began to develop black tea processing technology. The increasing popularity of black tea in overseas markets has led to the vigorous development of black tea production in Anhui Province. Due to the high profits, tea merchants began to influence farmers to participate in the production of black tea. It is mainly export-oriented, and Britain is one of the major importers except France, the United States, Germany and so on. Once upon a time (1939-1940), the price of Keemun was the highest among other famous black teas (such as Indian black tea and Ceylon black tea) on the wholesale market in New York.

Qimen black tea is fresh, sweet and floral, and its lasting fragrance attracts people's attention. So far, it is on a par with Darjeeling Tea of India and Wuwa black tea of Sri Lanka. The royal and aristocratic families used it as a fashionable drink and gave it as a gift tea on special occasions.

Keemun Black Tea has won many prizes in international and domestic tea competitions. The main awards are:

In 1913, Keemun Black Tea won the gold medal at the World Expo in Italy.

1915: won the gold medal held during the World Expo (World Expo) in Panama

1987: Keemun Black Tea won the gold medal in the 26th World quality Food Competition held in Belgium.

In 1988, Qimen won the gold medal of the first China Food Expo.