Autumn Lincang

This aged raw Pu-erh offers a rich, deep character, evolving from forest floor and damp earth notes to reveal hints of dried fruit and a lingering sweetness. The 'Autumn Flavor' suggests a robust body. It leans earthy, forest and fruity.

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 Autumn 2006 harvest.

Starts at $2.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.14/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.84 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.