Ripe Pu-erh

This aged ripe Pu-erh unfolds with a deeply satisfying, earthy character. Expect a remarkably smooth and full-bodied liquor, delivering comforting notes of dark wood and a subtle sweetness that linger. It leans earthy, smooth and sweet.

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 2009 harvest.

Starts at $7.75 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.18/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.08 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.