On Jul 15th, the communiTEA was drinking...

keemun rhapsody

based on 292 reviews

Is a black tea grown at 1200 meters above sea level in the Anhui province of China. Perhaps the most famous of Chinese varieties, prized for its rich, toasty flavor, mineral flinty notes and smoky, sometimes incense aroma. Our Keemun Rhapsody is a complex showing of excellent quality Keemun. Toasty, biscuity aroma with a browned apple sweetness. Earthy fruit flavor, notes of aromatic lychee fruit. Lingering perfumy smokiness long after the cup is finished.

High caffeine | Steep at 212° for 3-5 minutes

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Good evening people of the tea, today's tea is a delicious one and it's against my own Common Sense rules but I'm enjoying it this evening. Who needs sleep anyway! I hope everyone had a decent Monday and is happily on their way towards the next weekend.

12:02 am

rules are made to be broken, even if they are your own!

12:03 am

Indeed, sleep is so overrated

12:03 am

Michelle, mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. The tea was worth it.

02:20 am

Photo is my new Venus Fly Trap, I’ll give her a better home tomorrow, really cool species of plant!

12:03 am

your new plant is absolutely adorable

12:04 am

Sweet. Is her name Audrey?

02:22 am

Ha, great idea

05:06 am

Should we start calling John Seymour, too?

07:33 am

Audrey 2 or Twoey

08:18 am

Love that idea. Now I’m thinking I should get one. It would definitely be Audrey 2 😉

04:44 pm

I had no idea you could get those as personal plants...Now I want to get one for my son. He went through a brief stint where he was fascinated by them.

07:34 am

One of the grocery stores up here used to sell them in the floral department

08:11 am

I’ve owned a few a couple of times. They are awesome little carnivores. A little hard to keep though I have found personally.

07:55 am

Christina, your flowers are beautiful!

12:05 am

Excited to try my cold brew of this tea

12:06 am

Keemun in the morning! Yeah!

12:07 am

Great flower and plant pix today! Sweet dreams and have a terrific Tuesday! And happy sipping of a tasty tea, Keemun Rhapsody is a good one!

12:08 am

Good night

12:12 am

Good night 💤

12:24 am

Good night CT! 💤💤💤

12:42 am

Good night CT 💤

01:33 am

good night folks!

01:44 am

Good night, Khrissi, I hope you sleep well and have a wonderful day when you wake up.. God bless...😇😇😇

04:54 am

Good night~ 🥱

02:16 am

Michelle, your new blend looks tasty.

02:18 am

Good morning, lovely Adagians. Happy Tuesday! I hope you are having a great start to your day. I don't think I've had this tea on its own, but I'm pretty sure I've had it in blends, maybe even in one or two of my own blends...I'll have to check that. Wishing you a wonderful July 15th...middle of the month already! God bless and enjoy your tea, or beverage of choice, and the day! 😇🙏🫖🍪🍵🎶📚🧶😇

04:53 am

Good morning everyone. Today's tea is really good.

05:10 am

Good morning ☀️

05:35 am

Good morning!

05:43 am

Good morning! I made a pot of today's tea to enjoy all morning.

06:09 am

Holey moley we got a lot of rain! Time for a pot of tea. 🙂

06:25 am

Good morning

06:30 am

Morning

06:36 am

Today, one could choose to celebrate, gummi worms, I love horses day, be a dork day, give something away day, Pet fire safety day, respect Canada day, tapioca pudding day, orange chicken day, and/or Saint Swithin’s day! Beware the weather today for Saint Swithin’s day, I sure hope the matching 40 days and nights forecast thing is only in the UK, as we are flooding here!

06:41 am

My son, I'm sure, will gladly celebrate gummi worms day...as long as he can celebrate with the sour variety.

07:38 am

Hubby would celebrate gummi worms, and I would give something away and or/ orange chicken. My backyard is an inch missing from being a koi pond. I think I saw a catfish yesterday 🤭. This weather pattern has been extra strange this summer for us in central Texas.

07:53 am

Michelle, we will celebrate give something away day as we took a big box of books and CDs to our library this morning.

11:26 am

I think that I should be celebrating give something away day - I have way too many things.

11:54 am

Pet fire safety day?? I know that probably means how to keep your pets safe around fire, but in my brain it sounds like how to safely live with pets that start fires 😂

05:16 pm

Good morning! I watched the sun rise while enjoying today's tea 🫖

07:16 am

What a beautiful start to the day!

07:26 am

Anyone else feel a bit like they are white water rafting through the flow of life right now? Gripping tight, soaking wet, totally motion sick, trying to tell themselves, 'this is fun!' , while secretly wanting to be on land, or at least on a lazy river ride?

07:25 am

I've been there, Michelle. You'll get through it. Hugs and prayers for you!

07:39 am

Girl there are days where I not only get stuck in the floaty, but I somehow took a wrong turn. Like the scene in “The Emperors New Groove”, where they head towards the river cliff. Im so used to the drama and unexpected I say bring it. Thing about rides are they are short lived, and if you get soaked, you can always change clothes. Hang in there 🤗

07:48 am

This just made me wish the end of water rides had car wash style blowers you could walk thru for drying your clothes if you were so inclined. 😁😆

08:40 am

More often than not! I hope the waters of your life calm down soon. Sending you love.

05:13 pm

Good morning! Hmm, Keemun Rhapsody today, huh? Sounds like it might be a good day to make some iced tea out of my own English Breakfast blend...but first, a cup of Kinko de Minko. Sorry, Cinco de Mayo.

07:32 am

Kinko de Minko...yum...always a favorite here.

11:28 am

Hello all! Does anyone know the secret to when they release Dark side of Bella Luna? I can't remember and we are jonesing over here...Love to the Tea Fam!❤️🩷💙

07:38 am

I think Dark Side of Bella Luna is only released when there is a lunar eclipse, so it could be awhile. In the meantime, I think several CommuniTEA members have tried to recreate it in their own blends. Here's one of Twyla's that's inspired by Dark Side: https://www.adagio.com/208392 I do believe there may be other copycat blends out there, but I'm not sure what they are.

07:44 am

Dark side is such an awesome tea.

08:14 am

Thank you for the shoutout, Anneke! The one you posted was my first try at mimicking and duping of Dark Side of Bella Luna. While It's good...but its just more so an homage, as it's not exact as I was seeking. Here is my second go-round and it comes much closer to Dark Side of Bella Luna with some Creme and sweetener of choice, especially. https://www.adagio.com/225698

09:09 am

I knew there was a better one. I just wasn't sure what it was. Thank you!

09:38 am

Good morning tea friends. I will be back to check Chat later but wanted to say a quick hello before we battle the rain to get to the grocery store. It is very unusual for us to have rain here in the morning. Hubby started the day with Assam Melody and I blended some Pumpkin Spice with Forest Berries and added a bit of cinnamon chips for my own home blend. I must say I enjoyed it. Bye for now. I hope you have a good day and stay above water.

08:09 am

I am planning to make some lavender Earl Grey ice cream today. I have had the tea cold brewing in the milk for a couple of days.

08:13 am

We planted some blue/purple balloon flowers a few years ago. There were a couple of plants in one of the pots that had white flowers mixed in. Over the years, they have developed purple veins as they have cross pollinated with the blue ones. Cool, huh?

08:17 am

Have a happy day!

08:26 am

Good morning.

08:34 am

Happy Tuesday, all! ☺️☕️

08:56 am

Basking in the afterglow of one of the most fun second dates I have had in forever...We went wild blueberry picking...today's picture is my haul. Sipping chocolate truffle for energy.

08:59 am

That's wondrous, Steve!!!!

09:23 am

That is great to hear, Steve!

10:13 am

Glad you enjoyed a great time (and got some delicious berries too!).

11:57 am

I’m so glad it went well! You deserve it.

05:11 pm

Good morning

09:04 am

G'morn all!! Cheers, Love and Light. Enjoyed me some Rhapsody vibes, this morn...

09:23 am

It's hard to believe my parents have been at their new ALF for 5 weeks now. I rarely hear any of any issues, so things are definitely better.

10:21 am

Christine, that must be such a relief. I am so glad to hear it.

11:31 am

So glad to hear that Christine (and I know you’re so very relieved too - especially being long distance).

11:58 am

That’s so good to hear, especially after all the trouble you had to deal with before this alf.

05:10 pm

Good morning, all! I feel like I've been away for so long. Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

10:30 am

I have bemoaned in the past how much I miss lilacs and peonies as I grew up in Illinois and now live in Florida. We have found a variety of lilacs that are supposed to do well in the Florida heat and have ordered one, which should be delivered in a week or two. I am so excited! We also found a variety of peony that is supposed to do well in our zone. There are none available right now but as soon as one is we are to be notified. I really, really, really hope these plants do well as advertised. It would mean so much to me to be able to grow them here.

11:34 am

I love peonies! They are so beautiful! I wish they lasted longer each year.

01:13 pm

My aunt had peonies in her yard and I miss her terribly. She and my mother were very close and after my mother passed I talked to my aunt quite often and at great length. She then passed away a good number of years ago. I saw some cut peonies for sale but they had not opened up and I had no idea if they would last as cut flowers so I did not buy them. Have you had any experience with bringing them in the house?

02:52 pm

It is interesting that lilac and peonies are being hybridized to do well in a warmer than typical environment. If we are to believe the predictions about warming climate in the Midwest and other northern states, then these hybrids might become the versions that will be thriving in the future. Please let us know how both are doing next year.

01:29 pm

Rita, I will do that. I am hoping they do well but will not hold my breath. I don't know anyone who has either of these two plants in their yard so have nothing to go by other than a wish and a hope.

02:49 pm

Peonies were my grandma’s favorite, so we tracked down so many peonies for her memorial service this past May. I’ll always think of her every time I see one. My mom also loves peonies and she cut some from her garden and had them in vases for my bridal shower 5 years ago. She kept the vases with the flowers in the fridge to help them last longer.

04:17 pm

Good morning!

11:50 am

Good morning CT. I’m getting ready to go help with the evening cookout at camp today.

11:59 am

Fun!

12:07 pm

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G'day all ~ For August Friend blend...I went with a Mojito in by Woodie, but the Mojito Paradise..... 🍹💚 Yesterday, I came across a Prebiotic Lime Fizzy drink and I thought how good this Mojito blend in Ice 🧊 Cubes would be, in it!!! Nice, chilled Summer mocktail vibes. https://www.adagio.com/73572

12:58 pm

Keemun Rhapsody is quite nice. I like the toasty, smoky flavor.

01:23 pm

This is a nice black tea today.

01:30 pm

What a lovely cup to start the day.

01:44 pm

Today's tea is really good, but I think I still like concerto better of the two.

01:44 pm

Bold decision. What makes you say so?

01:57 pm

For me it is basically the malty flavor is more the star in concerto where in this one there is that fruity flavor that mixes with it. I enjoy them both though. I went with your "Summer Haze August Moon" as one of my picks this time around. I was going to wait for the big wheel, but leaving town Sunday and needed shipping to work out. I put another sample tin in my cart that I thought was from friend blend and now I cannot find it though it was "Summer Fireworks" by Julie W. Do you know if it was on the list or am I just adding random teas to my cart now lol https://www.adagio.com/214318 https://www.adagio.com/188184

02:03 pm

Teehehe... Yes Julie W's Fireworks is on the August list! And thank you for picking up SUMMER HAZE ..perfect sipping for August FULL MOON vibes!! 🌙🎑🫖🍵🍂🌾

02:08 pm

Irish Breakfast or Earl Grey as an afternoon caffeine kick?

03:36 pm

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03:47 pm