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7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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Ripe Pu-erh
Yunnan Sourcing · 2016 "Golden Needle White Lotus" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake of Menghai
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2016
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FruitySweetCreamy
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This ripe Pu-erh offers a delightful experience with its warm and bright character, showcasing pronounced fruity and sweet notes. It boasts a vibrant, full-bodied texture that glides smoothly across the palate, finishing with a creamy and satisfying aftertaste.
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About This Tea
What does 2016 "Golden Needle White Lotus" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake of Menghai taste like?
This ripe Pu-erh offers a delightful experience with its warm and bright character, showcasing pronounced fruity and sweet notes. It boasts a vibrant, full-bodied texture that glides smoothly across t. It leans fruity, sweet and creamy.
How should I brew 2016 "Golden Needle White Lotus" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake of Menghai?
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 2016 "Golden Needle White Lotus" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake of Menghai come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2016 harvest.
How much does 2016 "Golden Needle White Lotus" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake of Menghai cost?
Starts at $6.75 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.14/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.84 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.
$6.75$0.14/g