Spring Lincang

This raw Pu-erh from Ba Nuo Village offers a thick and burly character, typical of Mengku teas. It boasts a strong, aromatic taste with a lingering finish and a pleasant cooling sensation. Expect a co. It leans earthy, cooling and complex.

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 2022 harvest.

Starts at $14.75 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.44/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.64 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.