Autumn Global Hongcha

This exquisite old arbor black tea, sun-dried and pressed into a cake, delivers a wonderfully sweet and thick liquor. Its aroma is captivating, offering a lively and energetic character that engages t. It leans sweet, thick and aromatic.

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.

Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the Autumn 2022 harvest.

Starts at $9.25 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.22/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.32 per session. Compare black prices across vendors on Teadar.