Hunan Dark Tea

A Pu'erh Tea from

Rating

84 / 100

Calculated from 14 Ratings
Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
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Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Grapes, Caramel, Malt, Molasses, Butter, Earth, Peat Moss, Vanilla, Grass, Wood, Cream, Mineral
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 10 oz / 301 ml of water
Set water temperature to Boiling
Use 5 g of tea
Steep for 3 min, 0 sec
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17 Tasting Notes View all

“Here’s Hoping Teabox – Round Six – Tea #37 I expected this to be strong and DARK. But it is actually quite mild. I had one dark tea before and it was much stronger than this. It’s unique...” Read full tasting note
“Backlog: Here’s my full-length review on this one: http://sororiteasisters.com/2014/04/16/hunan-dark-tea-tea-source/ My first infusion: I could taste notes of fermentation. In my tasting notes,...” Read full tasting note
“An earthy tea, greeting with a light pucker in the front and relaxing into a woodsy finish. Some trace notes of bitter chocolate deep in the undertones adds subtle body. Second steeping reveals a...” Read full tasting note
“Another packet from the Steepster Select box. Opened it up and took a sniff. Smells quite nice and the leaves are a pretty deep green that has almost blue tones to it. Brewed it up in my...” Read full tasting note

Description

This dark tea, or Hei cha, is a lesser known cousin to pu-erh, which also undergoes fermentation after processing. Deep and slightly smoky, this tea is enigmatic and continues to develop over many infusions.

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