Liu Bao Cha

This aged Liu Bao offers a sophisticated aroma of refined aged notes interwoven with sweet floral undertones. The flavor is rich and smooth, providing a persistent aged depth that culminates in a refr. It leans aged, sweet and floral.

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 2020 harvest.

Starts at $2.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.10/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.60 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.