Autumn Lincang

This raw Pu-erh offers an incredibly powerful and textured liquor, characteristic of its ancient arbor origins. Expect a robust, earthy profile with a profound mouthfeel that lingers long after each s. It leans earthy, powerful and textured.

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 Autumn 2019 harvest.

Starts at $15.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.39/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.34 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.