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7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2016
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This 2016 ripe pu-erh tea cake offers a wonderfully smooth and approachable profile. Crafted from semi-aged leaves, it's ready to be savored now for its rich, earthy tones or cellared to develop even deeper complexity, embodying a balanced and enjoyable character.
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What does 2016 Menghai Tea Factory "Hou De" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake taste like?
This 2016 ripe pu-erh tea cake offers a wonderfully smooth and approachable profile. Crafted from semi-aged leaves, it's ready to be savored now for its rich, earthy tones or cellared to develop even . It leans earthy, smooth and woody.
How should I brew 2016 Menghai Tea Factory "Hou De" 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 2016 Menghai Tea Factory "Hou De" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2016 harvest.
How much does 2016 Menghai Tea Factory "Hou De" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake cost?
Starts at $54.00 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. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.
$54.00$0.15/g