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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
Spring 2018
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AromaticThickSweet
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This raw pu-erh presents an aromatic infusion with a notably thick and sweet liquor. While predominantly sweet, it carries a balanced hint of bitterness and astringency, characteristic of a robust young sheng. The tea brews to a deep olive-green hue, promising depth and complexity with further aging.
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About This Tea
What does 2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Mang Zhi" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake taste like?
This raw pu-erh presents an aromatic infusion with a notably thick and sweet liquor. While predominantly sweet, it carries a balanced hint of bitterness and astringency, characteristic of a robust you. It leans aromatic, thick and sweet.
How should I brew 2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Mang Zhi" Old Arbor 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 2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Mang Zhi" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the Spring 2018 harvest.
How much does 2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Mang Zhi" Old Arbor Raw Pu-erh Tea Cake cost?
Starts at $15.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $1.16/g. A 10g package gets you around 2 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $6.96 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.
$15.50$1.16/g