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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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EarthySweetWoody
Vendor Notes
This vintage Liu Bao, predominantly composed of aged stems, offers a unique profile. Its liquor reveals comforting notes of brown sugar and grain porridge, intertwined with deep earthy tones reminiscent of old clay and antique woods. A distinctive clean laundry aroma lingers, culminating in a refreshing finish with a gentle rock sugar sweetness.
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About This Tea
What does 90's Vintage Stem taste like?
This vintage Liu Bao, predominantly composed of aged stems, offers a unique profile. Its liquor reveals comforting notes of brown sugar and grain porridge, intertwined with deep earthy tones reminisce. It leans earthy, sweet and woody.
How should I brew 90's Vintage Stem?
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.
Where does 90's Vintage Stem come from?
Grown in Guangxi, China from the Menghai Daye cultivar. This batch is from the 1995 harvest.
How much does 90's Vintage Stem cost?
Starts at $3.40 from Mei Leaf, or about $0.45/g. A 5g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.70 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.
$4.50$0.60/g