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7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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EucalyptusSugarcaneComplex
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This wild purple varietal black tea from Dehong offers a robust aroma with intriguing notes of eucalyptus and sweet sugarcane. It delivers an incredibly complex and stimulating mouthfeel, notably smooth and entirely free from bitterness or astringency. Over time, its complexity is expected to deepen, leaving a subtle yet distinct tranquil "cha qi" experience.
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About This Tea
What does Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong taste like?
This wild purple varietal black tea from Dehong offers a robust aroma with intriguing notes of eucalyptus and sweet sugarcane. It delivers an incredibly complex and stimulating mouthfeel, notably smoo. It leans eucalyptus, sugarcane and complex.
How should I brew Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong?
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 Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China from the Ye Sheng (Dehongensis) cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2025 harvest.
How much does Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong cost?
Starts at $10.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.15/g. A 50g package gets you around 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.90 per session. Compare black prices across vendors on Teadar.
$10.50$0.15/g