Anhua Hei Cha

This aged Green Brick Tea offers a deeply earthy and woody profile, characteristic of its Hubei origins. Expect savory undertones with a hint of natural sweetness, unfolding into a smooth and comforti. It leans earthy, woody and savory.

Water around 95–100 °C (203–212 °F). In a mug, steep 3–5 min. For gongfu, use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–20 s steeps (10–20+ rounds). You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Rinse the leaves once with boiling water before your first real steep. It cleans off storage dust and gets the flavor going.

Grown in Hubei, China. This batch is from the 2009 harvest.

Starts at $1.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.03/g. A 20g package gets you around 3 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.18 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.