Factory Blend

This 2013 Xiaguan "999 Jin Si" Sheng Pu-erh presents a bold and evolving character. Expect a robust infusion with prominent earthy and woody notes, leading to a lingering mineral finish. As it continu. It leans earthy, woody and mineral.

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 2013 harvest.

Starts at $12.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.14/g. A 30g package gets you around 5 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.84 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.