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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2017
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EarthySmoothSweet
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This classic ripe Pu-erh offers a deeply satisfying experience with a smooth, rich body. Expect comforting earthy notes, often with hints of dark wood and a subtle sweetness that promises to evolve into a more complex and velvety texture with further aging.
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About This Tea
What does 2017 Menghai Tea Factory "8562" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake taste like?
This classic ripe Pu-erh offers a deeply satisfying experience with a smooth, rich body. Expect comforting earthy notes, often with hints of dark wood and a subtle sweetness that promises to evolve in. It leans earthy, smooth and sweet.
How should I brew 2017 Menghai Tea Factory "8562" 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 2017 Menghai Tea Factory "8562" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2017 harvest.
How much does 2017 Menghai Tea Factory "8562" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake cost?
Starts at $38.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.11/g. A 357g package gets you around 60 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.66 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.
$38.50$0.11/g