Global Hongcha

This 2022 Ancient Tree Red Tea presents a wonderfully smooth and comforting experience. Expect a warm, inviting aroma leading to sweet notes of honey and ripe stone fruit on the palate, complemented b. It leans sweet, fruity and smooth.

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.

Starts at $26.95 from Jesse's Teahouse, or about $0.44/g. A 50g package gets you around 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.64 per session. Explore more black teas on Teadar.