Anhua Hei Cha

This dark from Hunan, China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This Anhua Dark Tea boasts a thick, rich, and powerful character. It offers deep earthy notes intertwined with the unique aroma of 'golden flowers', creating a complex and satisfying infusion that is . It sits in the "Earthy" and "Rich" and "Smooth" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans earthy and rich and smooth.

Aim for water around 95–100 °C (203–212 °F). Western style: steep for 3–5 minutes in a mug or teapot. Gongfu style: use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–20 s steeps (10–20+ infusions) for multiple short steeps — this way you can taste how the flavor evolves. Give the leaves a quick rinse with boiling water before your first real steep — it wakes up the flavors and removes any storage dust.

This dark is grown in Hunan, China. This particular batch comes from the 2022 harvest.

Prices start at $5.90 through white2tea — that works out to about $0.22 per gram. A 25g package gives you roughly 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $1.32. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.