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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Guangxi, China
Harvest
Winter
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Tasting Notes
MedicinalEarthySweet
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This unique comparison set features two distinct 'Laochapo' teas, a mature pick from Liubao. The 2025 winter pick offers a fresh, crisp, and slightly medicinal character with hints of cucumber. In contrast, the 2007 aged Chongshicha provides a deep, earthy sweetness, reminiscent of root beer or licorice, showcasing the profound transformations that occur with age and even unique insect interactions.
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About This Tea
What does Mothballed: Laochapo Comparison taste like?
This unique comparison set features two distinct 'Laochapo' teas, a mature pick from Liubao. The 2025 winter pick offers a fresh, crisp, and slightly medicinal character with hints of cucumber. In con. It leans medicinal, earthy and sweet.
How should I brew Mothballed: Laochapo Comparison?
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 Mothballed: Laochapo Comparison come from?
Grown in Guangxi, China. This batch is from the Winter harvest.
How much does Mothballed: Laochapo Comparison cost?
Starts at $10.00 from One River Tea, or about $0.40/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.40 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.
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