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Small Snow Tips " Xiao Xue Ya "
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Hei Cha (黑茶)
Hei cha is as post-fermented tea or dark tea which gone through
the long time fermentation ( from months to years ).
Controlled humidity and oxygen helps to achieve
right process of fermentation and therefore the taste.
There is a long history of production Dark Tea ( don't confuse with the Black Tea )
as far as Ming dynasty
and these d...
Hei Cha (黑茶)
Hei cha is as post-fermented tea or dark tea which gone through
the long time fermentation ( from months to years ).
Controlled humidity and oxygen helps to achieve
right process of fermentation and therefore the taste.
There is a long history of production Dark Tea ( don't confuse with the Black Tea )
as far as Ming dynasty
and these days Hei Cha is mainly produced in provinces
like Hunan Shanxi Yunnan ,Guangxi, Sichuan.
This tea usually comes in pressed form.
Hei Cha ( dark tea ) There are 18 products.
Subcategories
Anhui
安徽省
An Hui Ancha / 安徽安茶
Keemun "Qimen" county known as two kind of teas, Keemun Black Tea
and olso for Ancha, It’s located on south of Anhui Province
which is the famous and main tea areas there.
Guangxi
广西
Wuzhou — Guangxi Lliupao tea / 广西六堡茶
Wuzhou is a city of the Guangxi state, it’s nearby Guangdong
Province and it's also famous for production of
Liupao " Liu Bao" tea dating back to Qing Dynasty.
Hunan
湖南省
Hunan Province.
Famous for it's An Hua Heicha / 安化黑茶
According the history records during the Qin and Han dynasty
( about 2000y ago ) locals were already produced Heicha
pressed into the very thin bricks which is probably the earliest product of Heicha.
Shanxi
陕西省
Jinyang- Shanxi Shanxi Fucha / 陕西茯茶
Jinyang county is located at middle of the Shanxi Province
and it's a place where no a single tea tree is growing,
but lot's of tea - Hei Cha is produced.
It is because the water in Jinyang is very suitable for processing ( fermentation )
when producing the Hei Cha matters quite good
for Heicha and specially "jing hua" - the golden flowers.
Sichuan
四川
Ya'an— Sichuan / Ya'an Tibetan tea / 雅安藏茶
Yaan is located at west of the Sichuan Province
and it's a main link to the Tibet.
The Hei Cha for Tibetan market was produced there
since the Tang Dynasty so Ya'an Heicha is also called it as Tibetan tea.
Tibet
བོད་
Long time would be hard to believe that it's possible to have any
tea garden and tea producer in Tibet. Since 2015 that has changed.
A real High mountain tea garden established in the Yigong Shan of Linzhi area.
Where the lowest part is located in altitude around 2000 meters.
Some tea producers are also located in Linzhi, Motuo, Shannancuona places etc.
2015 Jin Shang Tian Hua
Spring harvest from Lincang , then processed and stored in Shanxi province. Classical mixed tea material of young and old arbor trees of Mengku . The beautiful scent of wood ,caramel and nuts comes out from teapot after first infusion, but don't expect the same sensation in your cup. Although its a hei cha , the taste reminds more like some old sheng puer...
USD 19.84In Stock2015 Jin Hua Hei Cha
The tea has unique scent of fresh nuts and old wood, very pleasant and full in mouth, sweet and mellow with touch of wild honey and almonds. Jin Hua - golden flower, which is fungus purposely grown by special way of fermentation and it gives the tea unique sweet & sour taste. There are many articles about positive effects to human body of this fungus,...
USD 3.68In Stock2013 Tan Bei Hei Cha - charcoal roasted
An unique post processing of An Hua hei cha. Tea leafs roasted on the wood have an intensive deep scent of nuts and dark chocolate with smokey background with hint of walnut shell.Despite of it's young age , the tea is very nice to drink now and has a bit old hei cha characteristics. Because to this type of processing we believe the tea won't change much...
USD 7.36In Stock2013 Liu An Hei Cha
Liu An Cha from Anhui province. Approximately 400g ( netto ) of tea pressed into the small bamboo basket. Tea is also wrapped in bamboo leaf. Nice charcoal, nutty bitter&sweet tea holds it's taste for solid 6+ infusions. Notes of the bamboo can be also experienced during the steeping.
USD 4.80In Stock2008 Three Cranes Liu Bao
Liubao tea from famous tea company Three Cranes. Typical scent of old wet basement where the tea was stored for all those years, coming out of your teapot or gaiwan right after the first infusion. After few steeping the wet / dirt taste will diminish at the background. We have found the tea liquor rather bitter than sweet , but do not hesitate ask for...
USD 5.12Out of stock2015 Fu Cha Xiao Bing
Small 50g pressed Shan Xi hei cha tea cake and packed into this gift box. Typical dark tea with "ju hua" , golden flowers , which is fungus purposely grown by special way of fermentation and it gives the tea unique sweet & sour taste. Nice present for the friend who likes hei cha.2015
USD 19.20In Stock2017 Yong Chong Cao Fu Zhuan
The Shanxi Hei Cha with decent presence of "jin hua"-the golden flowers - the cultivated fungus officially called Cordyceps militaris which is beneficial to human's health in many aspects and surely more info is searchable on internet, The dry tea leafs are stored 2-3 years before pressed into this brick, so tea is actually 2014 or so. That would explain...
USD 9.60Product available with different options2013 Tan Bei Hei Cha - bamboo basket
An Hua Hei Cha originally from Hu Nan province. The wet storage notes can be experienced even from the dry leafs and so in overall taste. In certain way it reminds Liu Bao a bit, but wetness is not that harsh and diminishes after few steepings. Liquor has sweet-ish characteristics with gentle touch of honey-nutty notes.
USD 10.08In Stock2013 Tan Bei Hei Cha (roasted) - bamboo...
An unique post processing of An Hua hei cha. Tea leafs roasting on the wood have an intensive deep scent of nuts and dark chocolate with smokey background with hint of walnut shell. It is basically similar to the our Charcoal Roasted Tan Bei , just you might experience some notes of bamboo.
USD 10.40Out of stock2017 Tibetan Zhuan Hei Cha
Sichuan Heicha made for Tibetan. Soft pressed 500g brick with some large stems so can be easily chipped off without any tool. Although the tea is not too old it gives very nice sweet taste from very beginning. Slight caramel notes with very light touch of wood and nuts all the way through the many cups. Gentle sour fruity background can be experienced...
USD 36.80Product available with different options2018 Liu An Hei Cha - premium
The premium grade of the Liuan Cha 260g incl.the basket which is approximately 220g ( net) weight light pressed into the small bamboo basket. It feels like opening the box of dark chocolates when breaking through the leafs on the top. Light charcoal, nutty bitter & sweet tea soup during the few infusions. The sweetness gets more noticeable especially...
USD 3.20In Stock2015 Tibetan Kang Zhuang Hei Cha
1 Review(s)Produced and stored in Lhasa ( Tibet ) iron hard pressed tea brick in chocolate pattern. You will need to have a good puer pick and be very careful to not harm yourself when chipping off this 248g Hei Cha brick. Gentle smokiness would emerge from gaiwan in first steeping but not noticeable in tea itself. Slight honey and caramel-woody notes are dominated...
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