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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2006
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FruityEarthySweet
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This delightful aged Gong Ting Ripe Pu-erh presents a smooth, velvety mouthfeel with notes of fruity mushroom broth. It offers a viscous texture, leaving a pleasant returning sweetness akin to licorice. The tea provides an energizing 'cha qi' without any overstimulating effects, ensuring a nurturing and flavorful experience.
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What does 2006 Menghai Gong Ting Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake taste like?
This delightful aged Gong Ting Ripe Pu-erh presents a smooth, velvety mouthfeel with notes of fruity mushroom broth. It offers a viscous texture, leaving a pleasant returning sweetness akin to licoric. It leans fruity, earthy and sweet.
How should I brew 2006 Menghai Gong Ting 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 2006 Menghai Gong Ting Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2006 harvest.
How much does 2006 Menghai Gong Ting Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake cost?
Starts at $8.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.21/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.26 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.
$8.50$0.21/g