Liu Bao Cha

This distinguished Liu Bao reveals a bright, translucent red liquor, offering a rich aged fragrance complemented by subtle floral notes and hints of ripe fruit. The flavor is robust, sweet, and silky,. It leans aged, floral and sweet.

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 2019 harvest.

Starts at $2.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.12/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.72 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.