Autumn Gao Shan Hongcha

This Taiwanese black tea, likely crafted from the Jin Xuan cultivar, offers a wonderfully sweet and creamy profile. Hints of subtle floral notes dance alongside a smooth, approachable body, making it . It leans sweet, floral and creamy.

Water around 90–100 °C (195–212 °F). In a mug, steep 3–5 min. For gongfu, use 5 g per 100 ml, 15–30 s steeps. You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Full boil is fine for most blacks. Don't overthink it.

Grown in Taiwan, Taiwan from the Taicha 12 cultivar. This batch is from the Autumn harvest.

Starts at $18.78 from Grasswood Tea, or about $0.75/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $4.50 per session. Explore more black teas on Teadar.