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7g 100ml
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Spring Ripe Pu-erh
Yunnan Sourcing · 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "First Contact" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake
Origin
Yunnan, China
Harvest
Spring 2022
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EarthySweetBalanced
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This full-bodied ripe Pu-erh from Zhang Jia San Dui offers a comforting and balanced profile. It opens with a subtle chocolate bitterness, gracefully transitioning into the sweet, honeyed notes of longan fruit, all grounded by a distinct mushroom earthiness.
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What does 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "First Contact" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake taste like?
This full-bodied ripe Pu-erh from Zhang Jia San Dui offers a comforting and balanced profile. It opens with a subtle chocolate bitterness, gracefully transitioning into the sweet, honeyed notes of lon. It leans earthy, sweet and balanced.
How should I brew 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "First Contact" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake?
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.
Where does 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "First Contact" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake come from?
Grown in Yunnan, China. This batch is from the Spring 2022 harvest.
How much does 2023 Yunnan Sourcing "First Contact" Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake cost?
Starts at $9.00 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.23/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.38 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.
$9.00$0.23/g