Spring Jingmai

This aged Sheng Pu-erh from Jingmai offers a deep, earthy aroma with subtle woody undertones. The brew is remarkably smooth and mellow, showcasing the elegant transformation achieved through 17 years . 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 Spring 2008 harvest.

Starts at $7.50 from NWPuerh, or about $0.20/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.20 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.