Factory Blend

This 2012 Xiaguan 'Fire Tight Tuo' offers a robust and invigorating cup. Expect pronounced initial astringency and a captivating earthy depth, characteristic of a younger Sheng Pu-erh with the classic. It leans robust, earthy and astringent.

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 2012 harvest.

Starts at $19.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.08/g. A 250g package gets you around 42 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.48 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.