Yiwu

This vibrant 2024 Bohetang Raw Pu-erh offers an invigorating initial briskness, characteristic of young Sheng. Expect a lively, fresh flavor with underlying fruity notes that will undoubtedly evolve i. It leans brisk, fruity and evolving.

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.

Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2024 harvest.

Starts at $295.00 from Bitterleaf Teas, or about $0.59/g. A 500g package gets you around 83 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $3.54 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.