Hei Cha Troll Cellar 2015 Pressed Brick Tea

Hei Cha "Troll Cellar" 2015 is an aged pressed tea from Hunan province. The name says it all: the aroma is like an old root cellar — beetroot, pumpkin, sweet potato, dry fruit wood and moss, with a wisp of campfire smoke.

Taste and aroma

The taste follows the nose: dense and dark, with tobacco, jam, prune and raisin. Aroma and flavour are in full harmony. The brick carries plenty of golden flower and breaks apart easily.

Specifications

• Type: black tea, Hei Cha
• Year: 2015
• Origin: Hunan province, China
• Form: pressed brick
• Pack sizes: 25, 50, 100 and 208 g
• Packaging: kraft doypack with a clear window and zip-lock

How to brew

The producer recommends boiling the tea in a teapot for exactly 2 minutes — that is what we did.