Spring Bulang

This aged raw Pu-erh from Bu Lang Mountain offers a deep, earthy aroma with robust woody undertones. The palate reveals a complex interplay of damp forest floor, dark fruit, and a lingering, powerful . It leans earthy, woody and robust.

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. This batch is from the Spring 2005 harvest.

Starts at $10.25 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.25/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.50 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.