Lincang

This raw Pu-erh offers a prominent honey-like fragrance that uplifts the senses. The liquor is bright and clear, leading to a sweet and mellow taste that is smooth and well-balanced. It unfolds with r. It leans honey, mellow and layered.

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 from the Gushu cultivar. This batch is from the 2025 harvest.

Starts at $6.99 from King Tea Mall, or about $0.16/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.96 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.