Chenpi Pu-erh

This dark from China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This rich Pu-erh offers a thick texture and a smooth, heavy body, presenting a profoundly dark flavor profile. It's elegantly balanced with a distinct medicinal citrus aroma from aged chenpi, making i. It sits in the "Dark" and "Medicinal" and "Citrus" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans dark and medicinal and citrus.

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 2020 harvest.