Dian Hong

This black from Yunnan, China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This black tea offers an intriguing profile of herbaceous notes, sometimes bordering on a medicinal quality. A deep, natural sweetness balances its complex flavors, leading to a heavy, satisfying body. It sits in the "Herbaceous" and "Sweet" and "Full-bodied" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans herbaceous and sweet and full-bodied.

Aim for water around 90–100 °C (195–212 °F). Western style: steep for 3–5 minutes in a mug or teapot. Gongfu style: use 5 g per 100 ml, 15–30 s infusions for multiple short steeps — this way you can taste how the flavor evolves. Most black teas can handle a full rolling boil, so don't overthink the water temperature.

This black is grown in Yunnan, China. This particular batch comes from the 2018 harvest.

Prices start at $15.00 through white2tea — that works out to about $0.51 per gram. A 25g package gives you roughly 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $3.06. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.