Spring Factory Blend

This 2011 Sheng Pu-erh cake offers a glimpse into the evolving complexity of aged raw tea. Expect an initial briskness with verdant notes, gradually yielding to developing fruity undertones and a plea. It leans fresh, astringent and developing.

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 Spring 2011 harvest.

Starts at $9.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.13/g. A 30g package gets you around 5 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.78 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.