Ripe Pu-erh

This dark from China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This 2018 ripe Pu-erh offers a rich and balanced experience with a beautifully smooth body. It presents a complex flavor profile, with subtle cocoa-like notes, making it approachable for both new and . It sits in the "Complex" and "Smooth" and "Chocolate" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans complex and smooth and chocolate.

Aim for water around 95–100 °C (203–212 °F). Western style: steep for 3–5 minutes in a mug or teapot. Gongfu style: use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–20 s steeps (10–20+ infusions) for multiple short steeps — this way you can taste how the flavor evolves. Give the leaves a quick rinse with boiling water before your first real steep — it wakes up the flavors and removes any storage dust.

This dark is grown in China. This particular batch comes from the 2018 harvest.

Prices start at $15.50 through white2tea — that works out to about $0.31 per gram. A 50g package gives you roughly 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $1.86. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.