Anhua Hei Cha

This 2017 Fu Tea brick offers a deep, earthy aroma with hints of dried fruit and a characteristic golden flower essence. On the palate, it delivers a remarkably smooth and rich body, boasting notes of. It leans earthy, mellow and sweet.

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 Shaanxi, China. This batch is from the 2017 harvest.

Starts at $1.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.09/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.54 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.