years of documented Anhua dark tea tradition
Anhua Instant Dark Tea · 速溶黑茶
Ancient fermented tea. Ready in 3 seconds.
Dark Tea brings premium Anhua dark tea with Golden Flower fermentation into a smooth, modern instant format — hot or cold, no brewing required.
2,000+Years of tea heritage
3 secHot or cold dissolve
Golden FlowerSignature fermentation
Flagship Platform
Instant Dark Tea Powder
A flexible instant Anhua dark tea powder platform that can be packed for retail sticks, foodservice urns, RTD production, bakery, and other commercial applications.
- Hot or cold water
- Smooth amber-red cup
- Retail, foodservice, and bulk pack options
national invention patents behind the instant process
pack formats from single-serve sticks to commercial bulk packaging
formats planned for retail, foodservice, and B2B
Not green tea. Not kombucha.
Dark tea is a fermented tea category America is just beginning to discover.
Dark tea is a post-fermented tea from Anhua County in Hunan Province, China. It is known for its deep amber color, smooth body, and unique Golden Flower fermentation.
For centuries, dark tea has been consumed as a daily tea ritual. We are introducing it to the U.S. in a form that matches the way people drink now: fast, clean, portable, and functional.
Explore the origin →Flagship Product
Premium Anhua dark tea, without the steep time.
Our instant dark tea powder is built to match the application. It can be packed for single-serve consumer use, commercial restaurant tea urns, RTD production, bakery, foodservice, private label, and other B2B programs.
Pour
Choose the right pack size for the use case: single-serve sticks, foodservice urn packs, or commercial bulk packaging.
Produce
Dissolve instantly into hot or cold water, restaurant tea urns, RTD blends, bakery formulations, or other applications.
Serve
Serve a smooth amber tea with a clean finish and naturally complex fermented character at the scale your channel requires.
Taste Experience
Smooth. Amber. Naturally complex.
Dark Tea pours a bright amber-red cup with a rich, mellow body and gently sweet finish. It is functional without tasting medicinal, distinctive without being difficult, and premium without requiring ceremony.
ColorAmber-red clarity
BodyRich and mellow
FinishClean, lightly sweet
AromaFermented floral depth
Hot or cold in 3 seconds
The Research Story
Rooted in tradition. Supported by modern research interest.
Dark tea has attracted research attention for its naturally occurring tea polyphenols, polysaccharides, fermentation metabolites, and Golden Flower fermentation. For consumers and commercial partners, the appeal is simple: a premium fermented tea tradition with a credible wellness story and a smooth, modern daily-use format.
Request Research & SamplesGut wellness
Fermented tea compounds are studied for their relationship to microbiome activity and digestive wellness.
Metabolic wellness
Dark tea compounds are studied in connection with metabolism, lipids, and daily wellness routines.
Bioactive profile
Anhua dark tea contains naturally occurring tea compounds produced through traditional fermentation.
Anhua County · Hunan Province
A 2,000-year tea tradition, modernized for America.
Anhua dark tea carries a sense of place, craft, and history that few modern beverages can match. From historic trade routes to today’s functional beverage aisle, Dark Tea turns a traditional fermented tea into a modern daily ritual.
HeritageAncient fermented tea culture
TerroirAnhua County tea country
CraftGolden Flower fermentation
Exclusive U.S. Distribution · Production Partner
Backed by Lixiang Hualai's tea science, production scale, and export platform.
Dark Tea LLC is the exclusive U.S. distributor for Lixiang Hualai instant dark tea products, connecting American retailers, foodservice operators, RTD brands, bakeries, and private-label partners directly to one of China's leading dark tea technology groups.
Tons annual capacity
Reported annual tea processing capacity across Lixiang Hualai's production base platform.
Advanced production lines
Modern tea production infrastructure supporting traditional tea, instant tea, tea bags, and deep-processing applications.
Quality control steps
A pharmaceutical-style quality discipline applied from production through finished goods.
Clean production workshops
100,000-class GMP tea production workshops and clean, standardized production lines.
For commercial buyers
Flexible packaging for retail, foodservice, and commercial applications.
Our instant dark tea powder can be packed around the way it will be used — including single-serve retail packets, private-label retail packs, pre-measured restaurant urn packs, 5kg to 25kg bulk, RTD beverage inputs, bakery applications, and other OEM programs.
- U.S. exclusive distributor relationship
- Organic and food-safety certification platform
- Quality inspection and testing resources
- Deep processing and instant tea R&D experience
- Product specification sheets available by request
Product Portfolio
Our flagship powder — plus a broader Anhua dark tea portfolio.
Instant dark tea powder leads the portfolio because it delivers the core Dark Tea experience in the most flexible, modern format: hot, cold, single-serve, foodservice, RTD, bakery, and bulk. Beyond the powder, Dark Tea LLC can support a broader assortment of traditional Anhua dark teas, tea bags, Pu-erh teas, and tea-based lifestyle products for retail, gifting, hospitality, and private-label programs.
Retail Sticks
Single-serve instant packets for daily wellness routines, travel, office, and ecommerce.
Restaurant Urn Packs
Pre-measured packs designed for 3, 3.5, 4, and 5 gallon commercial tea urns.
RTD & Beverage Bulk
5kg to 25kg commercial packaging for bottled, canned, or fountain beverage production.
Food & Bakery
Bulk instant dark tea powder for bakery, culinary, dessert, and functional ingredient applications.
Private Label / OEM
Custom pack formats, co-branding, and formulation support for brand partners.
Beyond the Powder
A full tea and tea-based lifestyle platform.
Lixiang Hualai’s product range extends from heritage Anhua dark teas to modern tea bags, Pu-erh teas, and daily care products. Our U.S. assortment can be shaped around the channel: specialty tea, natural retail, Asian grocery, foodservice, wellness, gifting, private label, or commercial ingredient programs.
Traditional Anhua Dark Tea
Bricks, compressed teas, and collector formats.
For tea shops, specialty retail, gifting, and authentic Anhua education, the traditional portfolio gives Dark Tea depth beyond instant convenience.
Traditional Tea
Hand-Built Fuzhuan Brick
Classic compressed Anhua dark tea format, including 2kg brick presentations for specialty and gifting channels.
Traditional Tea
Hei Brick Tea
A clean, premium boxed brick format that communicates heritage, quality, and shelf presence.
Traditional Tea
Tianjian Tea
A traditional Anhua dark tea product for connoisseurs, tea shops, gifting, and education-led retail.
Modern Tea Formats
Instant, bagged, and Pu-erh formats for approachable retail.
These products bridge traditional tea culture with familiar U.S. usage occasions: single-serve, steeped tea bags, premium tea cakes, and commercial pack sizes.
Flagship Instant Tea
Instant Dark Tea
Our most flexible format, available for single-serve retail, foodservice urn, RTD, bakery, private-label, and bulk applications.
Tea Bags
Fuzhuan Tea Bags
Convenient bagged tea format for mainstream retail, office, hospitality, and foodservice programs.
Tea Bags
Tianjian Tea Bags
A more familiar preparation format for consumers who want traditional flavor without handling bricks or loose tea.
Pu-erh Tea
Simao Pu-erh Tea
Additional premium Chinese tea products for specialty retail, gifting, tea shops, and expanded catalog conversations.
Daily Care & Lifestyle
Tea-based personal care extensions.
The portfolio also includes tea-based daily care products such as toothpaste, hair and body care, and skincare sets — giving retailers, hospitality partners, spas, and wellness channels additional ways to build around the Dark Tea story.
Daily Care
Dark Tea Toothpaste
A 138g dark tea toothpaste product for oral-care, wellness retail, gifting, and specialty channel discussions.
Daily Care
Hair & Body Care Set
A tea-based shampoo, conditioner, and shower gel set for hospitality, spa, gifting, and wellness channels.
Skincare
Rejuvenating Skincare Set
A multi-piece skincare set that extends the Dark Tea portfolio beyond beverages into premium daily care.
Portfolio availability: Product assortment can be shaped by channel, packaging, and launch timing. Ask us about samples, specification sheets, private label, and commercial pack options.
For Retailers, Cafés, Distributors & Brands
Bring a first-mover fermented tea category to your customers.
Dark Tea gives partners a differentiated product story: authentic Anhua origin, patented instant technology, premium fermentation, modern functional beverage relevance, and the production credibility of our exclusive U.S. distribution relationship with Lixiang Hualai.
- Flexible instant powder pack formats
- Traditional bricks, tea bags, Pu-erh, and daily care products for channel discussion
- Restaurant urn packs for 3, 3.5, 4, and 5 gallon systems
- 5kg to 25kg bulk packaging for RTD, bakery, and commercial applications
- Sample kits and product specification sheets available
- Production scale and source credibility
FAQ
Simple answers for a new tea category.
Is dark tea the same as black tea?
No. In Chinese tea categories, “dark tea” refers to post-fermented tea. It is different from what U.S. consumers usually call black tea.
Is it like kombucha?
It shares a fermented beverage story, but it is tea — not a carbonated, refrigerated, sugar-forward bottled drink.
Can I drink it cold?
Yes. Our instant dark tea powder is designed to dissolve in hot or cold water in seconds, whether it is packed for single-serve use, foodservice, or commercial production.
Do you offer more than instant powder?
Yes. Instant dark tea powder is our flagship format, and the broader portfolio also includes traditional Anhua dark tea bricks, Tianjian tea, Fuzhuan and Tianjian tea bags, Pu-erh teas, and tea-based daily care products.
Are the toothpaste, hair care, and skincare products available in the U.S.?
Yes. They are part of the available supplier portfolio and can be discussed for U.S. channel development, sampling, private label, gifting, hospitality, and wellness retail programs.
U.S. Launch Interest
Request a sample kit or start a partner conversation.
Tell us who you are and how you are interested in Dark Tea. We’ll follow up with samples, research, specification sheets, wholesale details, or partnership next steps.