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7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2005
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This well-aged ripe pu-erh from Xinghai offers a deeply satisfying experience. Expect a sweet and thick burgundy-red liquor with rich, earthy undertones, delivering consistent enjoyment across numerous infusions.
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What does 2005 Xinghai Menghai Qi Zi Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake taste like?
This well-aged ripe pu-erh from Xinghai offers a deeply satisfying experience. Expect a sweet and thick burgundy-red liquor with rich, earthy undertones, delivering consistent enjoyment across numerou. It leans sweet, thick and earthy.
How should I brew 2005 Xinghai Menghai Qi Zi 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 Menghai Qi Zi Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2005 harvest.
How much does 2005 Xinghai Menghai Qi Zi Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake cost?
Starts at $8.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.20/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.20 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.
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