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7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Zhejiang, China
Harvest
Spring 2025
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FruityHoneySweet
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This exquisite black tea from Zhejiang offers a delightful balance of sweet and fruity notes, reminiscent of ripe plums, honey, and crisp apples. Its vibrant red liquor and robust aroma create an invigorating yet smooth experience with virtually no astringency.
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About This Tea
What does Jiu Qu Hong Mei "Red Plum" Black Tea taste like?
This exquisite black tea from Zhejiang offers a delightful balance of sweet and fruity notes, reminiscent of ripe plums, honey, and crisp apples. Its vibrant red liquor and robust aroma create an invi. It leans fruity, honey and sweet.
How should I brew Jiu Qu Hong Mei "Red Plum" Black Tea?
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.
Where does Jiu Qu Hong Mei "Red Plum" Black Tea come from?
Grown in Zhejiang, China. This batch is from the Spring 2025 harvest.
How much does Jiu Qu Hong Mei "Red Plum" Black Tea cost?
Starts at $6.25 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.17/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.02 per session. Compare black prices across vendors on Teadar.
$6.25$0.17/g