Autumn Raw Pu-erh (Other)

This raw Pu-erh from Ku Zhu Mountain offers a robust and distinctly bitter profile, balanced by a unique character that marries the essence of Jing Gu and Mengku teas. Crafted from century-old wild ar. It leans strong, bitter and complex.

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 Autumn 2014 harvest.

Starts at $14.75 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.37/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.22 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.