Autumn Yiwu

This raw pu-erh from the Ge Deng village in the Yi Wu mountains presents a bright yellow-gold liquor with a penetrating aroma. It offers a wonderfully smooth and full-bodied experience on the palate. . It leans smooth, aromatic and full-bodied.

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 2015 harvest.

Starts at $17.25 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $1.35/g. A 10g package gets you around 2 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $8.10 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.