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7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2011
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EarthySmoothWoody
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This is a lovely ripe Pu-erh, fermented from 2011 material sourced from Menghai and Yi Wu. Pressed into a cake in 2012, it offers a pleasant, active mouthfeel that is already very drinkable, with excellent potential for further aging and development. Expect a smooth, earthy profile with hints of damp wood and a comforting depth.
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What does 2012 Yong Pin Hao Menghai Qi Zi Bing 121 Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake taste like?
This is a lovely ripe Pu-erh, fermented from 2011 material sourced from Menghai and Yi Wu. Pressed into a cake in 2012, it offers a pleasant, active mouthfeel that is already very drinkable, with exce. It leans earthy, smooth and woody.
How should I brew 2012 Yong Pin Hao Menghai Qi Zi Bing 121 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 Yong Pin Hao Menghai Qi Zi Bing 121 Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2011 harvest.
How much does 2012 Yong Pin Hao Menghai Qi Zi Bing 121 Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake cost?
Starts at $53.25 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.
$53.25$0.15/g