Liu Bao Cha

This aged Liu Bao offers a deep, comforting aroma with hints of damp earth and a subtle woody sweetness. The liquor is smooth and rich, unfolding with notes of aged timber, light camphor, and a linger. 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.

Starts at $1.99 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.