Anhua Hei Cha

This aged dark tea presents a deeply earthy and mineral character, with a distinct warming sensation. Expect savory notes reminiscent of forest floor and wet stone, evolving into a subtly sweet and sm. It leans earthy, mineral and warming.

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 Hunan, China. This batch is from the 2011 harvest.

Starts at $3.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.25/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.50 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.