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A complex tea with a clear tone of chocolate. A scent of raw cocoa beans and fruit with floral hints in the aftertaste. The tea is nice for breakfast, but also very nice with chocolate desserts.

The Qi Hong Gong Fu is a black tea from China, also called Keemun. It is grown on a plantation in the vicinity of the city of Qi Men (Keemun), in the province of Anhui. Here it is grown according to traditional methods and especially selected by Madame Tseng for De Eenhoorn.

A black tea is a fully fermented tea. The plant has brown-black leaves with some golden tips. Only the bud and first two leaves are picked. After harvesting, the leaves are laid to dry. Once the leaves are flexible enough, they are rolled by hand professionally, without breaking. That is why this tea is called Gongfu, which stands for skill. After the rolling, the tea must oxidize for several hours. Finally, the tea is fired in a hot air oven to prevent rotting.

Een klein glazen theepotje met een inhoud van 250 ml. Het meegeleverde glazen filter geeft alle ruimte aan de thee en is uitneembaar. Het meegeleverde deksel is voorzien van het Eenhoornlogo.

Een thee met een noot, karamelachtige smaak en een laag cafeïne gehalte. Genmaicha is een perfecte thee voor de late middag of de vroege avond en zeer geschikt voor koude dagen.

De Genmaicha is een melange van groene thee (Sencha) en gepofte, geroosterde bruine rijst (Genmai). De Genmai zorgt voor de smaak van noten en karamel en de rijst maakt de thee mild voor de maag. De uiteindelijke kwaliteit van de thee wordt bepaald door de kwaliteit van de sencha en de rijst. De versheid kan worden beoordeeld aan de knapperigheid van de rijst. Hij wordt geproduceerd door theemeester Tomita, een van de twee meest beroemde theemeesters uit Japan. De thee komt uit het district Kagoshima, in het meest zuidelijke puntje van Japan.

A soft and tasty tea with a delicate woody accent, absolutely worth a try. This tea hardly looks like the standard smoked tea. It tastes great with spicy and salty dishes and it is a great tea for drinking right after a meal.

The Lapsang Souchong is a black smoked tea from China. It is grown in the province of Fujian according to traditional methods and especially selected by Madame Tseng. The original name (Zhengshan Xiaozhong) means something like Zheng Mountains, small tea variety.

A black tea is completely fermented. The tea grows at high altitude and is picked by hand. It is manufactured with the machine. The picked tea is dried above a fire of coniferous wood for fading, until the first moisture is extracted. After this process the leaves are rolled and put in barrels, which are covered with rags for the fermentation process. Then the leaves are cooked and rolled again. Finally, the tea will smoke in bamboo baskets above glowing embers of dried spruce wood. This will take a few hours and will be monitored carefully.

A green Japanese icetea. A box with 10 pyramid bags to create your own fresh iced tea. 

A subtle black tea with an aroma of bergamot, a citrus from southern Italy. A refreshing tea with a light citrus taste. You can drink this tea perfectly in the afternoon or after the meal. You can drink this tea with milk and / or sugar or in summer as iced tea.

The Earl Gray is a black tea from China. It can no longer be ignored from the tea world. It is the best-known flavored tea in the world. However Earl Grey tea is mostly made from Indian tea or tea from Sri Lanka, this tea comes from China.

A Black tea is a fully fermented tea. The plant has small black leaves. The tips of the leaf buds are picked together with two leaves. After harvesting, the leaves have to dry in the air. Then the leaves are rolled by hand to release the enzymes and start the oxidation. This creates the final color and taste of the tea. After rolling, the tea must oxidize for a few hours, before they get baked in a hot air oven.