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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Cultivar
Menghai Daye↳ Inferred from Terroir
Harvest
Spring 2024
Processing
Medium Roast
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Tasting Notes
ToastyMaltyWoody
Vendor Notes
This air-dried black tea from ancient wild trees offers a comforting warmth. Expect notes of toasted malt intertwined with crisp fir needles, accented by a hint of aromatic cardamom. A subtle campfire smokiness rounds out the profile, creating a deep and structured brew.
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About This Tea
What does Air-dried Ye Sheng Hong Cha taste like?
This air-dried black tea from ancient wild trees offers a comforting warmth. Expect notes of toasted malt intertwined with crisp fir needles, accented by a hint of aromatic cardamom. A subtle campfire. It leans toasty, malty and woody.
How should I brew Air-dried Ye Sheng Hong Cha?
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.
Where does Air-dried Ye Sheng Hong Cha come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China from the Menghai Daye cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2024 harvest. The leaves got a medium roast after picking.
How much does Air-dried Ye Sheng Hong Cha cost?
Starts at $12.70 from Nannuoshan, or about $0.51/g. A 20g package gets you around 3 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $3.06 per session. Explore more black teas on Teadar.
$4.62$0.51/g