Yiwu

This venerable 2003 Manzhuan Gushu Puerh, benefiting from dry Taiwan storage, offers a deep and evolving character. Expect a robust, earthy foundation layered with notes of aged wood and perhaps a hin. It leans earthy, woody and calming.

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 2003 harvest.

Starts at $650.00 from Teas We Like, or about $1.81/g. A 360g package gets you around 60 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $10.86 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.