Autumn Man Zhuan

This aged raw Pu-erh from the Man Zhuan village offers a wonderfully thick and textured liquor. Expect a full-bodied experience with a strong, almost chocolate-like aftertaste, finishing smoothly with. It leans earthy, sweet and smooth.

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 from the Gushu cultivar. This batch is from the Autumn 2010 harvest.

Starts at $18.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $1.42/g. A 10g package gets you around 2 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $8.52 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.