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High Mountain "Tu Cha" Black Tea from Wu Yi Mountains | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

High Mountain "Tu Cha" Black Tea from Wu Yi Mountains

by Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop
$8.00 - $110.00
$8.00
$8.00 - $110.00
$8.00

This is an experimental varietal growing in the west of Wu Yi Shan township area. It's called 高山土茶, and is a perfect varietal for producing black tea.

The taste is incredibly sweet with a slight coffee roasted taste. The tea soup is ultra viscous and the mouth feel is rich and velvety! A highly refined black tea that delivers a complex but easygoing experience!

Late April Harvest.

Overall rating: 4.92 / 5 from 50 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

High Mountain 'Tu Cha' Black Tea from Wu Yi Mountains offers a sweet and rich taste with a slight coffee roasted flavor. Customers appreciate its ultra-viscous texture and find it to be a highly refined black tea that provides excellent value for the price.

Summary topics

  • Taste Experience (35%): Many customers expressed appreciation for the taste, describing it as amazing, smoky, chocolatey, and rich.
  • Value for Price (13%): It was observed by customers that the product offers excellent value for the price.

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Review highlights

  • "It is has intense Cocoa and Malt notes, with a sweet flavour that lingers for ages and then broadens." — John F.
  • "The taste in the cup is rich and strong and tastes smoky and chocolatey." — Aidan
  • "The tea was amazing, the taste was fantastic and had a wonderful aroma." — Nick P.

Reviews

Fujian black tea with "fujian black tea aroma"

"This along with the very similar Sweet Potato Aroma Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong, have become my default options for ordering fujian black tea, as they represent pretty much exactly what I imagine such a tea should taste like. Roast but not overly chocolaty, more leaning toward longan and roast grain than chocolate or coffee. They are honestly so similar it's hard to tell apart most seasons, but this time (spring 2026) i think Tu Cha was a bit more robust and i wonder if the roast was more chocolaty than usual? Either way it has become one of the teas i put in the cart for almost every order from YS."

— Johan F. (5/5)

Another great tea !

"So glad i found YS !! From Hei Cha to delicate whites and greens , thanks for providing so many of us with your great quality and assortment ."

— b j. (5/5)

Perfect like always. Creating addiction

"Perfect like always. Creating addiction"

— Migle S. (5/5)

Very fine.

"The leaves are very fine, but intact, best if you use a gaiwan. Yiwu influence shines through slightly, incredible value, almost unbeatable if you're looking for hongcha with no malty notes. It holds a steady brew for over 8 infusions. More than I could ask for."

— Daniel (5/5)

Delicious quality choice

"Some teas just taste like high quality when you brew them right. This is one of them. No bitterness. And with a malty roast that just warms the body and soul."

— M. G. (5/5)

"Very delicious! I love it!"

— Martin (5/5)

Rich and Flavorful

"High quality black tea with a richness. Very enjoyable and a keeper. It’s also a terrific value. YS is the best."

— John T. (5/5)

Sweet and delicious !

"Sweet and delicious !"

— Julien R. (5/5)

Sweet, silky and flavorful

"Lovely and unique black tea. The degree of sweetness out front took me back a bit. Super silky mouth feel."

— Patrick H. (5/5)

Delicious!!

"Fantastic black tea. Very chocolatey scent that continues to come through as your drink it. I bought 100 grams just to try but I am thoroughly impressed and plan to buy more when I run out. Features in my morning rotation of black teas. Beautiful whole leaves. Start with 30 second steeps and increase time as you go."

— Christopher S. (5/5)

Q&A

I really love the 2023 harvest, Do you think this tea could be good for short-term/long-term aging?
If you keep it sealed in a cool place I would expect it to taste great for up to 5 years.
This translates as Takayama tea or cultivar? Is the cultivar of Japanese heritage? Does YS have any other tea that is made from the same material?
No relation to the Japanese cultivar.
Is this the same varietal that's used for white tea, esp. Yin Zhen in Fujian? I know it's also called Tu Cha?
No, I don't think it's the same as the Fuding varietal.
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