Spring Liu Bao Cha

This dark from Guangxi, China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This distinctive dark tea unfolds with bright aromas, leading to a profound sweetness that lingers on the palate. A sticky and refreshing huigan (returning sweetness) makes it delightful to savor in i. It sits in the "Sweet" and "Bright" and "Refreshing" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans sweet and bright and refreshing.

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 Guangxi, China. This particular batch comes from the Spring 2022 harvest.

Prices start at $7.50 through white2tea — that works out to about $0.27 per gram. A 25g package gives you roughly 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $1.62. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.