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WoodsySmokySweet
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This raw pu-erh offers a woodsy aroma with prominent notes of smoke and tobacco. The taste is balanced by a quick, lasting cooling sensation and a pleasant sweetness, with a hint of apricot-like sweetness and medicinal bitterness that makes it complex and enjoyable through multiple infusions.
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About This Tea
What does 18 Qing Bing Raw Pu-erh Tea taste like?
This raw pu-erh offers a woodsy aroma with prominent notes of smoke and tobacco. The taste is balanced by a quick, lasting cooling sensation and a pleasant sweetness, with a hint of apricot-like sweet. It leans woodsy, smoky and sweet.
How should I brew 18 Qing Bing Raw Pu-erh Tea?
Water around 95–100 °C (203–212 °F). In a mug, steep 3–5 min. For gongfu, use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–20 s steeps (10–20+ rounds). You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Rinse the leaves once with boiling water before your first real steep. It cleans off storage dust and gets the flavor going.
Where does 18 Qing Bing Raw Pu-erh Tea come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China from the Menghai Daye cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2018 harvest.
How much does 18 Qing Bing Raw Pu-erh Tea cost?
Starts at $10.00 from Bana Tea Company, or about $0.51/g. A 10g package gets you around 2 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $3.06 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.