Lincang

This raw pu-erh offers a robust and invigorating experience, with initial notes of young forest and a hint of a rocky minerality. Expect a clean, astringent finish that leaves a refreshing sensation, . It leans earthy, astringent and bold.

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 2018 harvest.

Starts at $23.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $1.65/g. A 8g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $9.90 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.