Fu Brick, known in Chinese as Fu Zhuan Cha, is the most aromatically complex member of China’s dark tea family. Unlike the better...

Among the six great families of Chinese tea, dark tea—hei cha—remains the least exported yet most storied. Within this shadowed ...

Among the six major chromatic families of Chinese tea, dark tea (heicha) is the most migratory: it was born on the misty mountain...

Among the six major chromatic families of Chinese tea, dark tea—hei cha—remains the most enigmatic to global drinkers. Within tha...

Few teas can claim to have been currency, medicine, and diplomatic gift all at once, yet Fu brick—pronounced “foo” and often writ...

If green tea is the fresh-faced youth of Chinese tea and pu-erh the contemplative middle-aged sage, then Fu brick tea (Fú zhuān c...

Among the six great families of Chinese tea, dark tea—hei cha—stands apart because it refuses to stand still. While green tea ch...

When most tea lovers outside China hear “dark tea,” they picture the malty depth of a Yunnan ripe pu-erh. Yet 1,200 km northeast ...

Few beverages can claim to have financed armies, soothed nomad thirst, and evolved a microscopic golden flora that connoisseurs n...

Few beverages can claim to have been both currency and medicine, yet Fu brick tea—one of the most celebrated styles of Chinese da...