Keemun Panda Black Tea

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Keemun (also spelled Qimen, the modern Pinyin) is one of the world’s great black teas, grown in the mountains of Anhui Province in eastern China. First produced in the 1870s, Keemun was developed specifically as China’s answer to Indian black tea — and it’s a different beast entirely. Where Indian black tea brews bold and malty, Keemun runs smoother, with characteristic notes of dried fruit, faint cocoa and a wine-like quality that earned it the nickname “the Burgundy of teas”. The “Panda” designation is a standard-quality grade name on the tea trade — not a regional sub-variety, just the common-grade Keemun expression you find at quality tea shelves. The cup carries everything that makes Keemun famous: the smooth body, the dried-fruit aroma, the wine-adjacent finish. Excellent neat; less commonly taken with milk. 🇨🇳Anhui, China From the mountain origin region of Keemun — not Indian black 🍷Wine-Adjacent Body Smooth, dried-fruit and faint cocoa — not malty ✨Drinks Best Neat The character is built for unsweetened sipping ✨ The Sampson PromiseWe only put ingredients in our products that we would use on our own family. Every ingredient has a purpose. If it doesn’t need to be there, it isn’t. Type Black Tea (Keemun) Caffeine Medium Best Time Morning, afternoon Format Loose Leaf Steep Time 3–4 min Servings ~25 cups (50g) Tasting Notes 🍷 Dried-Fruit Top Aroma The aroma walks in soft and slightly sweet — dried-fruit notes (date, fig, raisin), with a faint cocoa-and-baked-bread underneath. Cleaner than an Assam, less smoky than a Lapsang. 🍃 Smooth Wine Body Body The body is the smooth, slightly wine-adjacent middle that makes Keemun famous — round, mid-weight, with a sweet structured edge that approaches red wine in character. No malt-bomb, no astringency. ✨ Long Sweet Finish Aftertaste Closes with a long slightly-sweet finish, cocoa hanging on the back of the palate. The cup keeps tasting after the sip ends — what the Chinese tea tradition calls hui gan, the “returning sweetness”. How to Brew 01 Measure One heaped teaspoon (about 2–3g) per 8oz cup. Keemun leaf is fine-cut and dense — a level scoop is enough. 02 Heat to ~95°C Just off the boil — 95°C lets the leaf give up its character without pulling out tannin. Keemun is more delicate than an Indian black; full-boil works but slightly cooler is better. 03 Steep 3–4 Minutes Three for a brighter cup, four for full wine-like body. Keemun re-steeps once well; the second pour is gentler but still distinctly Keemun. Water ~95°C Time 3–4 min Per Cup 1 heaped tsp Drinks best neat — the Keemun character is built for unsweetened sipping, like a good red wine. If you take milk, use a small splash; full English-breakfast milk drowns the wine and cocoa notes that make this tea worth its name. About the Tea 🇨🇳 Anhui Origin The Place Grown in the Huangshan mountains of Anhui Province in eastern China — the original Keemun region. Mountain altitude, mist and humidity produce the characteristic dried-fruit and cocoa profile that defines authentic Keemun. 🍃 Standard-Grade Cut The Grade The “Panda” name is a standard-grade designation in the Chinese black-tea trade — not a regional sub-variety, but the everyday-quality Keemun expression. Reliable, consistent, the cup that captures what Keemun is famous for at an everyday price. 🍷 Wine-Adjacent Profile The Character What makes Keemun famous: the smooth body, the dried-fruit notes, the faint cocoa, the long sweet finish. It’s the Chinese black tea designed to be drunk neat — different in spirit from the Indian blacks that need milk. In the tin Chinese black tea (Keemun, from Anhui Province). Origin & Sourcing Single-origin Chinese Keemun from the Huangshan mountains of Anhui Province — the original Keemun region. A standard-grade expression of one of the world’s great black teas, smooth and slightly wine-adjacent, packed in small batches for the Sampson shelf. Show more