Spring Jingmai

This dark from Yunnan, China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This raw Pu-erh offers a delicate yet warming profile, characterized by a distinct honey aroma and a sweet, mellow taste. The initial aging has softened its edges, presenting a smooth and inviting liq. It sits in the "Honey" and "Sweet" and "Aromatic" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans honey and sweet and aromatic.

Aim for water around 95–100 °C (203–212 °F). Western style: steep for 3–5 minutes in a mug or teapot. Gongfu style: use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–20 s steeps (10–20+ infusions) for multiple short steeps — this way you can taste how the flavor evolves. Give the leaves a quick rinse with boiling water before your first real steep — it wakes up the flavors and removes any storage dust.

This dark is grown in Yunnan, China and is made from the Xiao Ye Zhong cultivar. This particular batch comes from the Spring 2017 harvest.

Prices start at $7.25 through Yunnan Sourcing — that works out to about $0.29 per gram. A 25g package gives you roughly 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $1.74. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.