Lincang

This Sheng Puerh offers a delightful journey with initial aromas of ripe melon, sweet berries, and a hint of roasted sugar cane. The flavors evolve gracefully, revealing a lush essence of apricot and . It leans fruity, sweet and roasted.

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 2018 harvest.

Starts at $9.99 from Crimson Lotus Tea, or about $0.20/g. A 50g package gets you around 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.20 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.