Ripe Pu-erh

This classic Ripe Pu-erh tea cake offers a comforting and even flavor profile, crafted from grade 5 leaves. It presents a smooth, earthy character that can be enjoyed right away, with the promise of e. It leans earthy, woody 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. This batch is from the 2012 harvest.

Starts at $55.00 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.15/g. A 357g package gets you around 60 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.90 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.