Spring Raw Pu-erh (Other)

This raw pu-erh from Ku Zhu Mountain offers a robust and distinctly bitter profile, balanced by a unique character blending notes reminiscent of Jing Gu and Mengku teas. Harvested from ancient wild ar. It leans astringent, robust and woody.

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 2021 harvest.

Starts at $11.25 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.25/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.50 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.