Autumn Jingmai

This exquisite 2018 Jingmai Gu Shu presents a captivating balance of floral and honeyed sweetness, characteristic of the old trees from the region. Expect a smooth, substantial body with a pleasant, l. It leans floral, honeyed and earthy.

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 from the Gushu cultivar. This batch is from the Autumn 2018 harvest.

Starts at $7.50 from NWPuerh, or about $0.35/g. A 15g package gets you around 3 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.10 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.