Factory Blend

This 2012 Xiaguan Sheng Pu-erh Tuo presents a harmonious balance of developing earthy tones and a clean, herbal sweetness. Expect a smooth, evolving character with notes of dried leaves and a subtle, . It leans earthy, mellow and herbal.

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 $12.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.06/g. A 200g package gets you around 33 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.36 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.