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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
Spring 2005
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Tasting Notes
EarthySmoothSweet
Vendor Notes
This 2005 Mengku Ripe Pu-erh offers a deeply satisfying and smooth experience. Expect rich, earthy notes with a comforting sweetness, characteristic of well-crafted aged Shou Pu-erh.
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About This Tea
What does 2005 Mengku Ripe 145g Mini Cake taste like?
This 2005 Mengku Ripe Pu-erh offers a deeply satisfying and smooth experience. Expect rich, earthy notes with a comforting sweetness, characteristic of well-crafted aged Shou Pu-erh. It leans earthy, smooth and sweet.
How should I brew 2005 Mengku Ripe 145g Mini Cake?
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 2005 Mengku Ripe 145g Mini Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the Spring 2005 harvest.
How much does 2005 Mengku Ripe 145g Mini Cake cost?
Starts at $7.50 from NWPuerh, or about $0.24/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.44 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.
$7.50$0.08/g