Factory Blend

This young Raw Mini Tuo Cha from Xiaguan offers a vibrant and bracing experience. Expect a clean, earthy foundation with hints of grassy freshness and a pleasant astringency that promises to soften an. It leans earthy, grassy and brisk.

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 2024 harvest.

Starts at $11.00 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.06/g. A 200g package gets you around 33 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.36 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.