Factory Blend

This 2011 Xiaguan Sheng Pu-erh offers a robust, earthy foundation complemented by subtle fruity undertones and a pleasant, lingering sweetness that hints at its aging potential. Its depth will evolve . It leans earthy, fruity and deep.

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 $8.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.09/g. A 100g package gets you around 17 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.54 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.