Liu Bao Cha

This Liu Bao offers a comforting, deep character with inviting notes of damp earth and aged wood. Its smooth, rich body provides a grounding and satisfying experience, unfolding with a subtle sweetnes. 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 Guangxi, China.

Starts at $14.00 from Purple Cloud Tea House, or about $0.14/g. A 100g package gets you around 17 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.84 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.