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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Shandong, China
Harvest
Spring 2025
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Tasting Notes
Sweet PotatoDried FruitBaked Bread
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This exquisite black tea from Laoshan offers a delightful richness, with prominent notes of sweet potato and dried fruits that lead into a lusciously smooth mouthfeel. Its aroma evokes the comforting essence of freshly baked fruit bread, making for a truly warm and inviting cup.
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About This Tea
What does Laoshan Village "Black Needles" Black Tea taste like?
This exquisite black tea from Laoshan offers a delightful richness, with prominent notes of sweet potato and dried fruits that lead into a lusciously smooth mouthfeel. Its aroma evokes the comforting . It leans sweet potato, dried fruit and baked bread.
How should I brew Laoshan Village "Black Needles" 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 Laoshan Village "Black Needles" Black Tea come from?
Grown in Shandong, China. This batch is from the Spring 2025 harvest.
How much does Laoshan Village "Black Needles" Black Tea cost?
Starts at $5.25 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.14/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.84 per session. Explore more black teas on Teadar.
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