Spring Ripe Pu-erh

This robust ripe Pu-erh from Lao Man'e offers a creamy, thick texture with a powerful, lingering taste. It's incredibly infusable, revealing an enveloping cha qi that settles comfortably, promising mo. It leans earthy, creamy and powerful.

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 $14.75 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.43/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.58 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.