Spring Lincang

This dark from Yunnan, China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This raw Pu-erh from Nan Po Zhai offers a powerful and deeply textured infusion. Expect a bold character with a mineral foundation, evolving with a satisfying mouthfeel and a lingering finish, indicat. It sits in the "Earthy" and "Textured" and "Bold" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans earthy and textured and bold.

Aim for water around 95–100 °C (203–212 °F). Western style: steep for 3–5 minutes in a mug or teapot. Gongfu style: use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–20 s steeps (10–20+ infusions) for multiple short steeps — this way you can taste how the flavor evolves. Give the leaves a quick rinse with boiling water before your first real steep — it wakes up the flavors and removes any storage dust.

This dark is grown in Yunnan, China and is made from the Gushu cultivar. This particular batch comes from the Spring 2017 harvest.

Prices start at $14.75 through Yunnan Sourcing — that works out to about $0.94 per gram. A 10g package gives you roughly 2 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $5.64. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.