Factory Blend

This aged Sheng Pu-erh brick from Xiaguan offers a deep, earthy foundation, characteristic of its age and origin. Expect rich, woody undertones intertwined with notes of damp forest floor and a subtle. It leans earthy, woody and complex.

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 $21.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.07/g. A 250g package gets you around 42 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.42 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.