Ripe Pu-erh

This aged Pu-erh offers a smooth and mellow character, unfolding with a rich, pure Menghai flavor. Expect a fragrant aroma and a pleasingly sweet aftertaste that lingers on the palate. It leans aged, mellow and sweet.

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 2007 harvest.

Starts at $24.50 from Quiche Teas, or about $0.09/g. A 250g package gets you around 42 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.54 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.