Spring Ailao

This raw Pu-erh cake offers a delightful journey with its earthy undertones and vibrant fruity notes, characteristic of its Simao origins. Expect a smooth, evolving profile with hints of stone fruit a. It leans earthy, fruity and mineral.

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 2015 harvest.

Starts at $14.75 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.40/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.40 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.