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7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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Ripe Pu-erh
King Tea Mall · 2012 DaYi "Lao Cha Tou" (Old Tea Head) Brick 250g Puerh Shou Cha Ripe Tea
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2012
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This 2012 DaYi Lao Cha Tou offers a deeply satisfying and smooth experience. Expect rich, earthy notes of damp forest floor and aged wood, complemented by a comforting sweetness reminiscent of dried dates or dark chocolate. The "old tea head" clumps contribute to a thick, viscous liquor with a remarkably clean finish.
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What does 2012 DaYi "Lao Cha Tou" (Old Tea Head) Brick 250g Puerh Shou Cha Ripe Tea taste like?
This 2012 DaYi Lao Cha Tou offers a deeply satisfying and smooth experience. Expect rich, earthy notes of damp forest floor and aged wood, complemented by a comforting sweetness reminiscent of dried d. It leans earthy, smooth and woody.
How should I brew 2012 DaYi "Lao Cha Tou" (Old Tea Head) Brick 250g Puerh Shou Cha Ripe Tea?
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.
Where does 2012 DaYi "Lao Cha Tou" (Old Tea Head) Brick 250g Puerh Shou Cha Ripe Tea come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2012 harvest.
How much does 2012 DaYi "Lao Cha Tou" (Old Tea Head) Brick 250g Puerh Shou Cha Ripe Tea cost?
Starts at $5.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.22/g. A 10g package gets you around 2 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.32 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.
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