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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2012
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CreamyToastedSweet
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This ripe Pu-erh offers a comforting creaminess, complemented by subtle toasted bean undertones. It concludes with a pleasant, lingering sweetness, making for a smooth and satisfying brew.
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About This Tea
What does 2012 Guan Zi Zai "Qi Zi Bing" Menghai Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake taste like?
This ripe Pu-erh offers a comforting creaminess, complemented by subtle toasted bean undertones. It concludes with a pleasant, lingering sweetness, making for a smooth and satisfying brew. It leans creamy, toasted and sweet.
How should I brew 2012 Guan Zi Zai "Qi Zi Bing" Menghai 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 2012 Guan Zi Zai "Qi Zi Bing" Menghai Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2012 harvest.
How much does 2012 Guan Zi Zai "Qi Zi Bing" Menghai Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake cost?
Starts at $50.75 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.14/g. A 357g package gets you around 60 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.84 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.
$50.75$0.14/g