Pure Black Tea: Keemun Gongfu Tea

Pre-brewing Preparation
Prepare the tea set: Kettle, fairness cup, teapot, tea appreciation cup, basin, tea plate, teaspoon, tea towel and tea tongs.
Pour suitable amount of water into the kettle and bring to boil.
Scoop suitable amount of Keemun Gongfu Black Tea leaves onto the tea plate.

Brewing
1. Tea set:  Arrange the tea set for brewing.
2. Warming the cup: Pour the heated water into the teapot.
Pour the water from the teapot into the fairness cup, and then into the tea appreciation cup.
3. Adding tea leaves: Gently scoop the Keemun Gongfu Black tea leaves into the teapot with the teaspoon.
4. Moisturizing tea leaves: Pour a small amount of water into the teapot and quickly drain it in the basin.
Quickly drain it in the basin.
5. Adding water: Directly pour water into the teapot until full. Avoid overflowing. Steep for 2 to 3 minutes.
6. Warming the teacup: Pick up the tea appreciation cup with the tea tongs.
Drain the heated water in the teacup into the basin.
Gently wipe the exterior and base of the teacup with the tea towel.
7. Readying the brew: Pour the brewed tea into the fairness cup.
Try your best to empty all the tea in the teapot.
8. Distributing the tea: Distribute the tea in the fairness cup into each individual tea appreciation cup.
Offering tea: Offer the tea to the guests with both hands.

Tea Tips
If there is froth at the opening of the teapot, scrape it off with the teapot lid. The brewing method is similar to that of Oolong tea.

More Black Tea Information
The principle behind drinking pure black tea is to appreciate the fragrance and taste of black tea itself. It is only in drinking pure black tea that one can appreciate its unique flavor and charm of black tea.

The tea leaves of Keemun Gongfu Black Tea are compact and thin with sharp ends. They are black and shiny, like a "jewel gleam." The flavor is rich and strong. The tea liquid is bright red with a honeyed fragrance. Aged Gongfu Black Tea has a good flavor if it is well preserved. Internationally, Keemun Gongfu Tea is ranked among the three top fragrant black teas together with India's Darjeeling Tea and Sri Lanka's Uva Black Tea.