Lincang

This young Sheng Pu-erh offers a vibrant and invigorating profile. Expect bright grassy notes interwoven with subtle floral undertones, leading to a brisk and refreshing finish typical of raw Pu-erh. . It leans grassy, floral and astringent.

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 2022 harvest.

Starts at $3.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.20/g. A 8g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.20 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.