Liu Bao Cha

This aged Liu Bao tea presents a deep, earthy aroma with hints of damp wood and sweet dates. The liquor offers a smooth, mellow body with a comforting, nuanced finish, characteristic of well-stored da. It leans earthy, woody and sweet.

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 Guangxi, China from the Guiqing Variety cultivar. This batch is from the 2013 harvest.

Starts at $4.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.30/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.80 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.