Banzhang

This aged 2006 raw Pu-erh from Banzhang offers a deep, satisfying profile. Expect a robust, earthy foundation evolving into notes of aged wood and a long-lasting, complex sweetness. Its qiao mu (arbor. It leans earthy, woody 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 2006 harvest.

Starts at $3.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.22/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.32 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.