Guide 01chinese black tea
Chinese Black Tea: Choose Keemun, Dianhong or Lapsang
Choose Chinese black tea by use, leaf form and traceability, compare Keemun, Dianhong, Jin Jun Mei and Lapsang Souchong, and diagnose each sample in the cup.
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Chinese Black Tea
Jin Jun Mei, Keemun, Dianhong and Lapsang Souchong explained through origin, processing and brewing.
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A clear path through types of Chinese black tea
What English calls black tea is hong cha, or red tea, in Chinese. This collection distinguishes famous place-based styles instead of treating fully oxidized tea as one uniform product.
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Guide 02jin jun mei tea
Jin Jun Mei Tea: Buy the Evidence, Not the Gold
Choose Jin Jun Mei tea by origin evidence, bud standard and infusions two and three, with a fixed brew test, fault diagnosis and black-tea comparison.
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Guide 03keemun tea
Keemun Tea: Judge Origin, Style and Freshness
Choose Keemun tea by Qimen origin, leaf style and intended use. Run a controlled three-infusion test, diagnose stale tea and reject misleading grade claims.
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Guide 04dianhong tea
Dianhong Tea: Choose by Leaf Style, Body and Three Infusions
Choose Dianhong tea by leaf style and cup structure, compare golden buds with leafier Yunnan black tea, and diagnose three controlled infusions.
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Guide 05lapsang souchong tea
Lapsang Souchong Tea: Judge Smoke, Origin and Quality
Choose Lapsang Souchong tea by origin, leaf type and smoke process. Compare smoked and unsmoked styles, diagnose faults and brew a controlled test.
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