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	<title>Comments on: Tea Review: DAVIDsTEA: Keemum Panda #1</title>
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		<title>By: Cinnabar</title>
		<link>http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/09/tea-review-davidstea-keemum-panda-1/comment-page-1/#comment-6225</link>
		<dc:creator>Cinnabar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you for the correction. I remember checking this before I wrote the article and the source I read had misidentified where Lapsang Souchong is produced. I&#039;ll have to check on where that was (and I&#039;ll revise the article to correct the misleading assumption).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for the correction. I remember checking this before I wrote the article and the source I read had misidentified where Lapsang Souchong is produced. I&#8217;ll have to check on where that was (and I&#8217;ll revise the article to correct the misleading assumption).</p>
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		<title>By: Richard</title>
		<link>http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/09/tea-review-davidstea-keemum-panda-1/comment-page-1/#comment-6224</link>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Then I remembered that Lapsong Souchong and Qimen are grown in the same region of China, Anhui Province. So I think I can reasonably say that the distinct note is the terroir of the area.&quot;

Sorry, I&#039;d like to say there is something wrong with it.  Keemun is produced in Anhui province while Lapsang Souchong produced in Fujian province.

The only affinity is that quite a lot of tea experts in China thought, the father of Keemun tea learnt the black tea making skill in Fujian from Lapsang Souchong when he was once a public servant there.

You may find information about keemun here 
http://www.viconyteas.com/keemun.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Then I remembered that Lapsong Souchong and Qimen are grown in the same region of China, Anhui Province. So I think I can reasonably say that the distinct note is the terroir of the area.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sorry, I&#8217;d like to say there is something wrong with it.  Keemun is produced in Anhui province while Lapsang Souchong produced in Fujian province.</p>
<p>The only affinity is that quite a lot of tea experts in China thought, the father of Keemun tea learnt the black tea making skill in Fujian from Lapsang Souchong when he was once a public servant there.</p>
<p>You may find information about keemun here<br />
<a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/keemun.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.viconyteas.com/keemun.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: adaptateur</title>
		<link>http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/09/tea-review-davidstea-keemum-panda-1/comment-page-1/#comment-6150</link>
		<dc:creator>adaptateur</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The rich flavor and aroma of this tea gives a cooling effect to our clients when consumed. It is known for its physical or medicinal effects and is available at industry leading prices.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The rich flavor and aroma of this tea gives a cooling effect to our clients when consumed. It is known for its physical or medicinal effects and is available at industry leading prices.</p>
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		<title>By: Webcowgirl</title>
		<link>http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/09/tea-review-davidstea-keemum-panda-1/comment-page-1/#comment-6137</link>
		<dc:creator>Webcowgirl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bought it in an antique shop. So happy to see it being used, so perfect that you&#039;re drinking my favorite black tea out of it!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bought it in an antique shop. So happy to see it being used, so perfect that you&#8217;re drinking my favorite black tea out of it!</p>
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		<title>By: Jason Witt</title>
		<link>http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/09/tea-review-davidstea-keemum-panda-1/comment-page-1/#comment-6087</link>
		<dc:creator>Jason Witt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just recently discovered Keemun too and I can vouch that it&#039;s rather a Burgundy of Teas.  This is all very interesting to learn, how the British inspired this fine specimen of catering to the West.  Charcoal but not smoky with an Anhui terroir taste.  If it&#039;s a hint of roasty Oolong in a black tea I&#039;m intrigued.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jasonwitt.org/teaternity.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;--Teaternity&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just recently discovered Keemun too and I can vouch that it&#8217;s rather a Burgundy of Teas.  This is all very interesting to learn, how the British inspired this fine specimen of catering to the West.  Charcoal but not smoky with an Anhui terroir taste.  If it&#8217;s a hint of roasty Oolong in a black tea I&#8217;m intrigued.  <a href="http://www.jasonwitt.org/teaternity.html" rel="nofollow">&#8211;Teaternity</a></p>
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		<title>By: Alex</title>
		<link>http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/09/tea-review-davidstea-keemum-panda-1/comment-page-1/#comment-6083</link>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sounds Really good!  I just recently tried a Keemun Panda from a place called You, Me and Tea.  It was really good and was impressed.  Their prices were pretty reasonable and shipped out pretty quick.  They have free shipping if you order $25.00...
HTTP://WWW.YOUMEANDTEA.COM</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sounds Really good!  I just recently tried a Keemun Panda from a place called You, Me and Tea.  It was really good and was impressed.  Their prices were pretty reasonable and shipped out pretty quick.  They have free shipping if you order $25.00&#8230;<br />
HTTP://WWW.YOUMEANDTEA.COM</p>
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		<title>By: Cinnabar</title>
		<link>http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/09/tea-review-davidstea-keemum-panda-1/comment-page-1/#comment-6072</link>
		<dc:creator>Cinnabar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A friend gave me that tea cup before she moved to London. The manufacturer&#039;s stamp says &quot;CDBG China&quot; and &quot;Made in Japan,&quot; but I haven&#039;t been able to find anything useful about the company.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A friend gave me that tea cup before she moved to London. The manufacturer&#8217;s stamp says &#8220;CDBG China&#8221; and &#8220;Made in Japan,&#8221; but I haven&#8217;t been able to find anything useful about the company.</p>
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		<title>By: Passerby</title>
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		<dc:creator>Passerby</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A black tea thread on Teachat regarding smokey flavor in Chinese and Indian teas has made me wonder if this isn&#039;t a processing issue, when charcoal or wood smoke is used for drying and flavoring teas, by adding volatile esters (aromatic oil components from wood sap, for instance) to intensify inherent tea flavor.

In Keemun and related Lapsang teas,  tea masters have begun to use other flavors, tart fruit aromas (maybe fruitwoods for drying), for example, to smoothly augment aroma and flavor without the bite associated with softwoods, like pine pitch or softer coals.  Their tea doesn&#039;t have to be aged to soften that smokey, almost acrid bitterness, of freshly processed smoked Chinese teas.

Typical Anhui subtype terrior may have subtle smoke-like attributes, but relatively few modern tea drinkers find these qualities desirable for everyday teas, other than as blender teas where they may add depth to a tea mixture.

I think your description of the body and depth of this tea suggests that its a better quality, maybe aged as is typical of  higher grade Keemun teas. 

If only tea retailers would provide us with a bit more information on the subtype and processing in their product description, they might find a dedicated following among tea sophisticates.  A catchy product name is little more than window-dressing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A black tea thread on Teachat regarding smokey flavor in Chinese and Indian teas has made me wonder if this isn&#8217;t a processing issue, when charcoal or wood smoke is used for drying and flavoring teas, by adding volatile esters (aromatic oil components from wood sap, for instance) to intensify inherent tea flavor.</p>
<p>In Keemun and related Lapsang teas,  tea masters have begun to use other flavors, tart fruit aromas (maybe fruitwoods for drying), for example, to smoothly augment aroma and flavor without the bite associated with softwoods, like pine pitch or softer coals.  Their tea doesn&#8217;t have to be aged to soften that smokey, almost acrid bitterness, of freshly processed smoked Chinese teas.</p>
<p>Typical Anhui subtype terrior may have subtle smoke-like attributes, but relatively few modern tea drinkers find these qualities desirable for everyday teas, other than as blender teas where they may add depth to a tea mixture.</p>
<p>I think your description of the body and depth of this tea suggests that its a better quality, maybe aged as is typical of  higher grade Keemun teas. </p>
<p>If only tea retailers would provide us with a bit more information on the subtype and processing in their product description, they might find a dedicated following among tea sophisticates.  A catchy product name is little more than window-dressing.</p>
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		<title>By: depression</title>
		<link>http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/09/tea-review-davidstea-keemum-panda-1/comment-page-1/#comment-6067</link>
		<dc:creator>depression</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love Keemum Panda #1. It is very spicy. Also its aroma is nice.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love Keemum Panda #1. It is very spicy. Also its aroma is nice.</p>
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		<title>By: Georgia</title>
		<link>http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/09/tea-review-davidstea-keemum-panda-1/comment-page-1/#comment-6058</link>
		<dc:creator>Georgia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pretty teacup.  What&#039;s the origin?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pretty teacup.  What&#8217;s the origin?</p>
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