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Tasting Notes
FruityRoastedSpicy
Vendor Notes
This Gua Feng Zhai Sheng Pu-erh offers a journey of complex flavors, starting with prominent notes of baked apricots and strawberries. As the thick, oily liquor unfolds, hints of pine forest, tobacco, and charcuterie spices emerge, creating a bold yet harmonious profile that finishes with a cooling, resinous sweetness.
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About This Tea
What does Joy Rider taste like?
This Gua Feng Zhai Sheng Pu-erh offers a journey of complex flavors, starting with prominent notes of baked apricots and strawberries. As the thick, oily liquor unfolds, hints of pine forest, tobacco,. It leans fruity, roasted and spicy.
How should I brew Joy Rider?
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 Joy Rider come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China from the Menghai Daye cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2022 harvest. The leaves got a heavy roast after picking.
How much does Joy Rider cost?
Starts at $11.70 from Mei Leaf, or about $0.53/g. A 15g package gets you around 3 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $3.18 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.