Ripe Pu-erh

This dark from Yunnan, China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This 2021 Laochatou offers a deeply satisfying and woody experience, characteristic of a well-crafted Ripe Pu-erh. It brews into a smooth, thick soup with a forest-centric aroma, making it a robust da. It sits in the "Earthy" and "Woody" and "Smooth" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans earthy and woody and smooth.

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 Yunnan, China. This particular batch comes from the 2021 harvest.

Prices start at $6.50 through white2tea — that works out to about $0.12 per gram. A 50g package gives you roughly 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $0.72. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.