Factory Blend

This aged raw Pu-erh from XiaGuan offers a developing complexity. Expect earthy, forest floor notes with a hint of dried fruit sweetness and a subtle lingering astringency that suggests further potent. 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 2009 harvest.

Starts at $18.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.15/g. A 125g package gets you around 21 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.90 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.