Autumn Lincang

This Sheng Pu-erh presents a vibrant aroma of fresh greens with a subtle hint of sweet corn. On the palate, it offers a thick, immediate body, unfolding with a delicate orchid sweetness balanced by a . It leans vegetal, sweet and floral.

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 Autumn 2019 harvest.

Starts at $9.99 from Crimson Lotus Tea, or about $0.21/g. A 48g package gets you around 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.26 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.