Ripe Pu-erh

This aged Pu'erh offers a deeply satisfying and grounding experience. Expect rich, earthy notes akin to damp forest floor, accompanied by a soothing, mellow sweetness and a remarkably smooth texture. . It leans dark, earthy 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 2023 harvest.

Starts at $45.64 from Purple Cloud Tea House, or about $4.56/g. A 10g package gets you around 2 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $27.36 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.