Ripe Pu-erh

This "Dark Depths" Shou Puerh invites you to explore its profound character, offering a thick, meaty liquor. Expect deep notes of dark chocolate and a subtle coffee-like bitterness, culminating in an . It leans earthy, rich 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 2021 harvest.

Starts at $9.99 from Crimson Lotus Tea, or about $0.35/g. A 20g package gets you around 3 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.10 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.