Yunnan Sourcing · 2017 Mengku "Tea Drunk on Lincang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
Spring 2017
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Tasting Notes
FruitySweetAstringent
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This 2017 raw Pu-erh from Mengku offers a robust and smooth character. It presents a balanced profile of bitterness and astringency, quickly followed by a delightful fruity sweetness. The tea delivers a satisfyingly lubricating mouthfeel and a pronounced cha qi, leading to an experience that lives up to its name, "Tea Drunk on Lincang."
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About This Tea
What does 2017 Mengku "Tea Drunk on Lincang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake taste like?
This 2017 raw Pu-erh from Mengku offers a robust and smooth character. It presents a balanced profile of bitterness and astringency, quickly followed by a delightful fruity sweetness. The tea delivers. It leans fruity, sweet and astringent.
How should I brew 2017 Mengku "Tea Drunk on Lincang" Raw 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 Mengku "Tea Drunk on Lincang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the Spring 2017 harvest.
How much does 2017 Mengku "Tea Drunk on Lincang" Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake cost?
Starts at $12.25 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.49/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.94 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.