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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2005
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FruitySweetSmooth
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This deeply aged 2005 ripe Pu-erh from Xinghai, originally sourced from Bulang mountain, brews a clear, rich burgundy-brown. It offers a super sweet and incredibly smooth experience, culminating in a delightful dried cherry aftertaste. This robust tea is remarkably forgiving, enduring many infusions without bitterness.
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About This Tea
What does 2005 Xinghai "Lao Ban Zhang" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake taste like?
This deeply aged 2005 ripe Pu-erh from Xinghai, originally sourced from Bulang mountain, brews a clear, rich burgundy-brown. It offers a super sweet and incredibly smooth experience, culminating in a . It leans fruity, sweet and smooth.
How should I brew 2005 Xinghai "Lao Ban Zhang" Ripe 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 Xinghai "Lao Ban Zhang" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2005 harvest.
How much does 2005 Xinghai "Lao Ban Zhang" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake cost?
Starts at $9.00 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.23/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.38 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.
$9.00$0.23/g