Liu Bao Cha

This exceptional Liu Bao offers a prominent and enduring aged aroma, leading into a robust, mellow flavor with a silky, full-bodied texture. Its deep red, amber-like liquor provides a vibrant tea ener. It leans aged, mellow and earthy.

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. This batch is from the 2015 harvest.

Starts at $4.99 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.