Classification and Origin
Category: pressed brick, “three bricks” series (三砖)
Grade: a solid mid-grade brick (中档), intended for daily, reliable consumption
Origin: Anhua County (安化), central part of Hunan Province — the historical heartland of Hunan dark tea
Type: dark tea — heicha (hēichá, 黑茶)
Botany and Raw Material
black mao cha (hēi máochá, 黑毛茶) — a semi-finished product that has undergone fixation, rolling, the key stage of wet piling (wòduī, 渥堆), and drying
second and third grade leaf (二-三级黑毛茶)
