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100°CTemperature
7g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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Ripe Pu-erh
Yunnan Sourcing · 2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Year of the Dog Blue Label" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
2018
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This smooth and sweet ripe pu-erh offers woody notes complemented by hints of dried plum or cherry. Early steeps reveal a refreshing spearmint-like coolness, leading to a viscous, burgundy-colored tea soup.
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About This Tea
What does 2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Year of the Dog Blue Label" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake taste like?
This smooth and sweet ripe pu-erh offers woody notes complemented by hints of dried plum or cherry. Early steeps reveal a refreshing spearmint-like coolness, leading to a viscous, burgundy-colored tea. It leans sweet, woody and fruity.
How should I brew 2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Year of the Dog Blue Label" Ripe 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 "Year of the Dog Blue Label" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the 2018 harvest.
How much does 2018 Yunnan Sourcing "Year of the Dog Blue Label" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake cost?
Starts at $11.25 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.45/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.70 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.
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