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7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2012
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EarthySmoothSweet
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This 2012 Ripe Pu-erh mini cake, crafted from Menghai-area material, offers a rich and deeply satisfying experience. Its medium fermentation results in a smooth, earthy profile with a subtle lingering sweetness, hinting at further complexity as it continues to age gracefully.
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What does 2012 Yunnan Sourcing "Yi Dian Hong" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Mini Cake taste like?
This 2012 Ripe Pu-erh mini cake, crafted from Menghai-area material, offers a rich and deeply satisfying experience. Its medium fermentation results in a smooth, earthy profile with a subtle lingering. It leans earthy, smooth and sweet.
How should I brew 2012 Yunnan Sourcing "Yi Dian Hong" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Mini 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 Yunnan Sourcing "Yi Dian Hong" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Mini Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2012 harvest.
How much does 2012 Yunnan Sourcing "Yi Dian Hong" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Mini Cake cost?
Starts at $22.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.21/g. A 100g package gets you around 17 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.26 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.
$22.50$0.21/g