Lincang

This aged raw Pu-erh offers a deeply complex profile, starting with a distinct forest floor aroma that evolves into notes of sweet, dried fruits and a hint of camphor. The liquor is full-bodied and sm. It leans earthy, woody 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 2011 harvest.

Starts at $5.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.28/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.68 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.