Global Hongcha

This black offers a distinctive drinking experience. This unique blend offers a thick and smooth texture with a fragrant aroma. It's exceptionally enduring, steeping well gongfu or western style, and can even be simmered without bitterness, promising in. It sits in the "Smooth" and "Fragrant" and "Enduring" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans smooth and fragrant and enduring.

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.

Prices start at $4.50 through white2tea — that works out to about $0.14 per gram. A 25g package gives you roughly 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $0.84. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.