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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2016
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Tasting Notes
EarthySmoothWarming
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This ripe Pu-erh offers a deeply satisfying experience, characterized by a thick, heavy body and a captivating, balanced fragrance. Its profile strongly evokes the classic Menghai style, making it enjoyable now or suitable for further aging to develop greater complexity.
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About This Tea
What does 2016 Cream taste like?
This ripe Pu-erh offers a deeply satisfying experience, characterized by a thick, heavy body and a captivating, balanced fragrance. Its profile strongly evokes the classic Menghai style, making it enj. It leans earthy, smooth and warming.
How should I brew 2016 Cream?
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 2016 Cream come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2016 harvest.
How much does 2016 Cream cost?
Starts at $7.20 from white2tea, or about $0.24/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.44 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.
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