Factory Blend

This robust Sheng Pu-erh brick from Xiaguan offers a bold character, with distinctive smoky undertones, reminiscent of hay and fresh alfalfa. While it presents a noticeable bitterness and astringency,. It leans smoky, grassy and astringent.

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 2019 harvest.

Starts at $19.99 from Crimson Lotus Tea, or about $0.08/g. A 250g package gets you around 42 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.48 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.