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MaltyFloralSweet
Vendor Notes
This exquisite Yunnan black tea offers a smooth liquor with a pleasant minerality, creating a vibrant, juicy sensation on the palate. Dominant malt notes provide a comforting base, beautifully overlaid with the fragrant essence of dried meadow flowers and a lingering aftertaste of light wildflower honey.
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About This Tea
What does Yunnan Hong Cha taste like?
This exquisite Yunnan black tea offers a smooth liquor with a pleasant minerality, creating a vibrant, juicy sensation on the palate. Dominant malt notes provide a comforting base, beautifully overlai. It leans malty, floral and sweet.
How should I brew Yunnan 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 Yunnan Hong Cha come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China from the Mengku Daye cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2024 harvest.
How much does Yunnan Hong Cha cost?
Starts at $3.46 from Nannuoshan, or about $0.29/g. A 6g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.74 per session. Explore more black teas on Teadar.