Heavy Roast Dian Hong

This black from Yunnan, China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This robust black tea, crafted with a unique hand-roasted bamboo processing, offers a powerful brew perfect for a morning boost. Expect a distinctive fragrant bamboo aroma, intertwined with rich malt . It sits in the "Bamboo" and "Malt" and "Honey" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans bamboo and malt and honey.

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 2021 harvest. After picking, the leaves received a heavy roast, which shapes the final flavor.

Prices start at $7.50 through white2tea — that works out to about $0.24 per gram. A 25g package gives you roughly 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $1.44. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.