best Keemun, best Yunnan?

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Andrei,

My personal favorite Yunnan among the many is that sold by In Pursuit of Tea. Although it is occasionally inconsistent, it brews mapley nice and rich. I'm particular about Yunnans. Most seem pretty insipid.

My personal favorite Keemun among the many is SpecialTea's Keemun Hao Ya A, which has that chocolate/burgundy/orchid richness. It too though can sometimes be inconsistent, batch to batch.

I tend to like a lot of Kemmuns from various companies, and can also recommend the least expensive one from David Hoffman of Silk Road Teas. No web site for him though. As well as the one from IPOT.

Hope these links work, and hope this helps.

Michael

Thanks to all who answered, I saved all posts and will try them next time I order. I'm mostly drinking special teas keemun hao-ya A now, but it's not that great, I think. Maybe it's 'cause my gaiwan broke and I'm using glass pot, and brewing about 1/4th of it. The best thing I like about keemun is the faint floral sweetness.. don't know how to describe it better.. And I'm not getting much of that in this batch. I should try my glued yixing pot, although it's leaky.

Thanks again.