Ripe Pu-erh

This well-aged Ripe Pu-erh offers a deeply comforting and smooth profile. Expect rich notes of damp earth and an ancient forest floor, complemented by hints of dark, stewed fruits. The finish is warmi. It leans earthy, woody and smooth.

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 2011 harvest.

Starts at $4.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.17/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.02 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.