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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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Tasting Notes
FruitySpicyCedar
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This bold, aged summer Darjeeling black tea offers a unique fusion of flavors. It opens with vibrant notes of black grape, evolving into a subtle cedar undertone. The experience culminates with a gentle hint of fresh paprika, adding a delightful spicy finish to this full-bodied brew.
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About This Tea
What does taste like?
This bold, aged summer Darjeeling black tea offers a unique fusion of flavors. It opens with vibrant notes of black grape, evolving into a subtle cedar undertone. The experience culminates with a gent. It leans fruity, spicy and cedar.
How should I brew ?
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 come from?
Grown in Darjeeling, Assam, India from the Darjeeling Local Wild Cutivar ( Bhimey ) cultivar. This batch is from the Summer 2021 harvest.
How much does cost?
Starts at $18.03 from Tea Gardenia, or about $0.36/g. A 50g package gets you around 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.16 per session. Explore more black teas on Teadar.
$17.81$0.36/g