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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
Spring
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Tasting Notes
SweetMellowRefined
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This exceptional Lao Man'e offers a surprising departure from the region's usual bold bitterness, presenting a remarkably sweet and mellow profile. Grown at higher altitudes with a predominance of sweeter tea tree varieties and processed at a lower heat, it yields a refined tea rich in amino acids, promising elegant enjoyment now and enhanced complexity with age.
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About This Tea
What does 2025 Lao Man'e State Forest taste like?
This exceptional Lao Man'e offers a surprising departure from the region's usual bold bitterness, presenting a remarkably sweet and mellow profile. Grown at higher altitudes with a predominance of swe. It leans sweet, mellow and refined.
How should I brew 2025 Lao Man'e State Forest?
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 2025 Lao Man'e State Forest come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the Spring harvest.
How much does 2025 Lao Man'e State Forest cost?
Starts at $32.00 from Rivers and Lakes, or about $1.00/g. A 30g package gets you around 5 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $6.00 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.
$32.00$1.00/g