Lincang

This 2020 raw Pu-erh presents a vibrant, fresh profile typical of its youth. Expect a clean, earthy character with hints of sweet fruit and a pleasant underlying woodiness. The liquor offers a medium . It leans earthy, woody and fruity.

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 2020 harvest.

Starts at $2.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.17/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.02 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.