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7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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WoodMolassesMineral
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This unsmoked black tea presents a robust and resonant character, offering a delightful interplay of dry wood and a subtle minerality. Sweet, rounded notes of molasses and malt emerge on the nose, leading to a gracefully assertive palate that finishes with a hint of oak, providing a truly grounding and wholesome experience.
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About This Tea
What does Tongmuguan Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong taste like?
This unsmoked black tea presents a robust and resonant character, offering a delightful interplay of dry wood and a subtle minerality. Sweet, rounded notes of molasses and malt emerge on the nose, lea. It leans wood, molasses and mineral.
How should I brew Tongmuguan Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong?
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 Tongmuguan Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong come from?
Grown in Fujian, China from the Qi Zhong cultivar. This batch is from the Spring harvest.
How much does Tongmuguan Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong cost?
Starts at $6.12 from Nannuoshan, or about $0.69/g. A 6g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $4.14 per session. Explore more black teas on Teadar.
$6.12$0.69/g