Raw Pu-erh (Other)

This aged raw Pu-erh cake from 2005 offers a profound journey through earthy depths, featuring notes of rich forest floor and damp wood. Undertones of dried dark fruits and a mellow sweetness emerge, . It leans earthy, fruity and woody.

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 2005 harvest.

Starts at $9.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.75/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $4.50 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.