Ripe Pu-erh

This 2017 DaYi "Gong Ting" Ripe Pu-erh offers a deeply comforting experience with its smooth, rich body. Expect classic earthy notes reminiscent of damp forest floor and aged wood, complemented by a s. 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 Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2017 harvest.

Starts at $65.00 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.22/g. A 300g package gets you around 50 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.32 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.