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7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
Spring 2005
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EarthySweetWoody
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This aged raw Pu-erh, likely from the Bu Lang Mountains, offers a thick, sweet liquor with a pleasingly subtle bitterness. It carries a distinctive hardwood incense character, a hallmark of aged Bu Lang teas, and finishes with remarkable depth.
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What does 2005 CNNP "Farmer Ban Zhang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake taste like?
This aged raw Pu-erh, likely from the Bu Lang Mountains, offers a thick, sweet liquor with a pleasingly subtle bitterness. It carries a distinctive hardwood incense character, a hallmark of aged Bu La. It leans earthy, sweet and woody.
How should I brew 2005 CNNP "Farmer Ban Zhang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake?
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.
Where does 2005 CNNP "Farmer Ban Zhang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the Spring 2005 harvest.
How much does 2005 CNNP "Farmer Ban Zhang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake cost?
Starts at $13.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.39/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.34 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.
$13.50$0.39/g