Ripe Pu-erh

This aged ripe Pu-erh offers a deeply earthy and woody aroma, characteristic of its extensive aging. The liquor delivers a smooth, thick body with sweet undertones and hints of damp forest floor, evol. It leans earthy, woody and smooth.

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. This batch is from the 2002 harvest.

Starts at $21.00 from NWPuerh, or about $0.42/g. A 50g package gets you around 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.52 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.