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What Is Keemun Tea? The Chinese Black Tea That ...

A Short History Keemun (or Qimen, in Mandarin) is a black tea from Anhui province in eastern China. It was first produced in 1875 by Yu Quianchen, a former government...

Black Tea vs Green Tea: What's Actually Different?

They Start as the Same Leaf Every tea, black or green, comes from the same plant: Camellia sinensis. A bush that grows across southern China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Kenya,...

How to Brew Loose Leaf Tea: A Beginner's Guide

Why Loose Leaf? If you have only ever used teabags, the difference is immediate. Loose leaf tea is whole or near-whole pieces of leaf, not the fine dust (called "fannings")...