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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
Spring 2019
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Tasting Notes
BoldAstringentFruity
Vendor Notes
This young Sheng Pu-erh offers a bold and powerful profile, marked by a brisk astringency that hints at its aging potential. Expect initial notes of fresh fruit and a clean, almost mineral quality, which will deepen into a complex earthiness and sweetness over time.
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About This Tea
What does 2019 Xaiguan 5 Star Banpen Gu Shu Iron Cake taste like?
This young Sheng Pu-erh offers a bold and powerful profile, marked by a brisk astringency that hints at its aging potential. Expect initial notes of fresh fruit and a clean, almost mineral quality, wh. It leans bold, astringent and fruity.
How should I brew 2019 Xaiguan 5 Star Banpen Gu Shu Iron 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 2019 Xaiguan 5 Star Banpen Gu Shu Iron Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the Spring 2019 harvest.
How much does 2019 Xaiguan 5 Star Banpen Gu Shu Iron 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$0.24/g