Liu Bao Cha

This aged Liu Bao dark tea from Wuzhou offers a rich, deep character. Expect mellow, earthy notes with hints of aged wood and a comforting, smooth finish, characteristic of a well-stored dark tea.

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 Guangxi, China from the Gui Qing cultivar. This batch is from the 1998 harvest.

Starts at $9.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.63/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $3.78 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.