Dian Hong

This robust black tea from Yunnan delights with a powerful, malty character. It showcases the sweetness of its valuable golden tips, balanced by a subtle smoky undertone, making it a rich and satisfyi. It leans malty, smoky and robust.

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.

Grown in Yunnan, China.

Starts at $13.94 from Sing Tehus, or about $0.14/g. A 100g package gets you around 17 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.84 per session. Explore more black teas on Teadar.