Dianhong is the black tea that introduced the world to Yunnan: sweet, malty, golden-tipped and forgiving to brew. It is the standard for tea-bag and blend programmes and increasingly popular as a premium single-origin loose tea.

EU-standard Dianhong loose leaf — EU-standard Dianhong — golden-tipped

Ancient-tree organic Dianhong loose leaf — Ancient-tree Organic Dianhong — 100+ yr old trees

Attribute	Detail
Category	Yunnan black tea (Dianhong), loose leaf
Grades available	EU Standard · Organic · Ancient-tree Organic
Leaf	First-grade leaf & golden tips, 76+ yr old trees (100+ ancient-tree)
Processing	Withering → rolling → full oxidation → drying
Flavour profile	Honey, malt, cocoa; golden-orange infusion
Available forms	Loose leaf · broken grades for blends · pyramid teabag material; cakes & dragon balls on request

Best for: breakfast-blend houses, tea-bag producers, food service and specialty retail single-origin lines.

Questions buyers ask

Do you supply broken grades or teabag material?

Yes — we supply whole leaf, broken grades for blends and pyramid-teabag cut, all from the same first-grade old-tree batches, with SGS reports.

Can Dianhong be pressed into cakes?

On request — golden-tip Dianhong cakes are a growing specialty format. Standard 357 g/200 g/100 g applies; other weights to your spec.

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Yunnan Black Tea — Dianhong

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