Factory Blend

This raw Pu-erh presents a robust and pungent profile, with a full mouthfeel characteristic of Menghai productions. It promises excellent potential for long-term aging, evolving into a more complex an. It leans pungent, bold and earthy.

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 $55.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.22/g. A 250g package gets you around 42 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.32 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.