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Exciting play of the complex flavour notes in the bouquet of
Delicate Keemun creates fine balance of taste and aroma characteristic of famous teas from the
Chinese province of Anhoi. The Chinese province of Anhoi, one of the so-called
internal provinces, is located in the East of the country, in the lower part of the great river of
Yangtze. For the people of China this place has special meaning as the mount of Tzyuhuashan - one of
the four holy Buddhist mountains of China - is located here as well as the most beautiful mountains
of Huangshan poetized by the great Chinese poet of the eighth century Li Bo. However, beyond the
Great Chinese Wall Anhoi province is famous for the great teas grown in this tea-producing area of
China and first of all Keemun tea. Keemun is a wonderful tea. On one hand it is one of well-known
sorts of the Chinese tea. On the other hand, it is one of the youngest and in contrast to other
famous Chinese teas whose history dates back to ancient times we know its exact year of birth –
1875. Exactly in this year in the life of Yui Tzyanchen, young Chinese mandarin (civil servant,
in other words) took place a very unpleasant event. Without notice he was fired and left not only
without money but also without prospects to take care of his future fortune. In such a situation
many would submit to the ill will of fate but the young man demonstrated outstanding entrepreneurial
wit. Talking to knowledgeable people Yui Tzyanchen found out that the British readily bought black
tea produced in the province of Phutzyan and without delay he set out on the journey to that
province. In Phutzyan province the might-have-been civil servant quickly mastered all the secrets of
turning tea leaves into black tea and upon returning home he persuaded his father to start new
business. So the production of black tea was started in the province of Anhoi that for many
centuries had been famous for its wonderful sorts of green tea (named Keemun after the local dialect
pronunciation of the town name - Tzimen - where the plantations were located). Every year tea
leaves are harvested four times. However, Keemun tea is never produced from the leaves of one crop.
The technology expressly states that leaves of different crops have to be mixed. Maybe this is the
secret of the original flavour of Greenfield Delicate Keemun that has rich ripe flavour with many
complex notes and tender aroma with distinct honey and flower notes.
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