Spring Lincang

This 2018 Mang Fei Mountain Raw Pu-erh delivers a potent and full-bodied experience. Expect a strong, heavy aroma and a pronounced cha qi, characteristic of Lincang teas. The brew offers a robust flav. It leans potent, astringent and deep.

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 Spring 2018 harvest.

Starts at $13.25 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.32/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.92 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.