Spring Yiwu

This 2024 raw Pu-erh from the protected Guo You Lin forest offers a profound 'yun wei' that dances on the palate. Expect a complex, large-leaf profile with vibrant floral notes, a clean minerality, an. It leans floral, mineral 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 from the assamica cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2024 harvest.

Starts at $18.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $1.85/g. A 10g package gets you around 2 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $11.10 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.