Lincang

This raw Pu-erh tea cake offers a powerful 'Cha Qi' with remarkable clarity, both in mouthfeel and flavor. It delivers a deep, grounding experience, characteristic of ancient tree teas from high-altit. It leans earthy, mineral and deep.

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 2021 harvest.

Starts at $13.00 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.34/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.04 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.