Liu Bao Cha

This 2024 SanHe Liu Bao offers a deep, earthy aroma with classic hints of damp wood and a subtle sweetness. The infusion presents a smooth, rich body, unfolding with notes of aged timber and a clean, . It leans earthy, woody 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 2024 harvest.

Starts at $1.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.03/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.18 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.