Factory Blend

This aged Sheng Pu-erh offers a captivating journey through time, revealing deep earthy and woody notes with hints of camphor. Expect a smooth, full-bodied liquor that evolves with each infusion, show. It leans earthy, woody and complex.

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 2002 harvest.

Starts at $9.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $1.51/g. A 3g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $9.06 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.