Ripe Pu-erh

This aged ripe Pu-erh offers a deeply satisfying and sweet profile. Expect a thick, rich tea soup with classic earthy notes, culminating in a comforting and smooth finish. It leans sweet, earthy and thick.

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.

Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2018 harvest.

Starts at $8.25 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.08/g. A 100g package gets you around 17 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.48 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.