Lincang

This semi-aged raw Pu-erh from Bangdong presents a fascinating bridge between youthful vibrancy and developing maturity. Anticipate notes of deep forest earth and subtle minerality, underpinned by a l. It leans forest, mineral and sweet.

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 2017 harvest.

Starts at $14.00 from Bitterleaf Teas, or about $0.20/g. A 70g package gets you around 12 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.20 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.