Heavy Roast Raw Pu-erh (Other)

This raw Pu-erh presents an unexpectedly intense and bold profile, defined by a prominent charcoal roast that adds a fiery depth. An undercurrent of pleasant bitterness intertwines with a burly core, . It leans roasted, intense and bitter.

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. The leaves got a heavy roast after picking.

Starts at $3.50 from white2tea, or about $0.50/g. A 7g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $3.00 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.