Dark Night Dragon Pearls | Dark Tea

Available in 10 ct. packages. Each dragon pearl is approximately 5 grams and is wrapped in gold foil.

Smoked Tian Jian style dark tea from Hunan Province. The aromatics and mouthfeel vividly depict hearth and stone. The smoky character is inviting, lumbering through the cup along with fig and pine. Perfect when staying warm is the task at hand.

Produced April 28, 2020 and fired on August 28, 2020 by Mr. Zhang Xing in the Yuntai district of Anhua County, Hunan, China. It’s a one bud two leaf pick of the Yuntai Mountain Big Leaf cultivars growing at approximately 1,900 feet. Once rolling and pile fermentation are complete, the tea is pine fire smoked on a “qixing stove” (seven stars) - a traditional hearth with a wood stove underneath and seven holes leading the smoke up to a large 4x5 meter bamboo net that will contain the tea during the smoking process. “Tian Jian” translates roughly as “heaven’s peak” and is one of the signature styles of Anhua dark tea. 

Ingredients: dark tea

Suggested Steeping Instructions

Steep 1 pearl | 10-12 oz water | 212°F | 30 seconds | Re-steep

Traditional Steeping

Use one dragon pearl (approximately 5 grams) in 150ml gaiwan (or teapot), use boiling water and steep as follows:

• 10 second rinse (discard this steep)
• 1st Steep – 20 seconds
• 2nd Steep – 15 seconds
• 3rd Steep – 25 seconds
• 4th Steep – 45 seconds
• 5th Steep – 90 seconds
• 6th Steep – 3 minutes