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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2018
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EarthyWoodySweet
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This ripe pu-erh brick offers a balanced profile with a lightly aged character and an absence of 'wet pile' notes. It's a blend from various Menghai regions, providing a complex and satisfying taste that is smooth and rich.
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What does 2018 Menghai "Lao Cha Zhuan" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick taste like?
This ripe pu-erh brick offers a balanced profile with a lightly aged character and an absence of 'wet pile' notes. It's a blend from various Menghai regions, providing a complex and satisfying taste t. It leans earthy, woody and sweet.
How should I brew 2018 Menghai "Lao Cha Zhuan" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick?
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 2018 Menghai "Lao Cha Zhuan" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2018 harvest.
How much does 2018 Menghai "Lao Cha Zhuan" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Brick cost?
Starts at $44.00 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.18/g. A 250g package gets you around 42 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.08 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.
$44.00$0.18/g