Black Fragrance is an exceptional Pre-Qing Ming black tea crafted from a late-March harvest. Warming spring temperatures encouraged the farm near Fuzhou to make a highly selective pick. Each year, we look to this producer for its outstanding black teas, and this season’s offering fully meets expectations.
- Produced as a single-pick lot in limited quantity, this tea captures a vivid moment of the early spring season while also offering the structure to age beautifully over time.
- Among this season’s rare black teas, this lot stood apart for its remarkable depth of character and refinement.
- The cup opens cleanly before unfolding into notes of warm malt and layered ripe stone fruit, creating a finish we found uncommonly rich and memorable.
SKU: B-MB-6
Black Tea
Add 30 seconds for each successive steep — flavors evolve.
Black tea is a leaf that has been fully oxidized. This rigorous oxidization produces a tea of hearty rich flavors while reducing its astringency and bringing out a natural sweetness.
Flavors will range from bright, brisk, peppery, clean, and smoky to aromatic, bold, malty, nutty, spicy, and sweet. Blacks are known for long, delicately aromatic, and comforting aftertastes. Note, they are often enjoyed with milk or sweetener.