Autumn Lincang

This young raw Pu-erh presents a vibrant, fresh character with notes of green plum and a hint of forest floor. Its impression is clean and lively, offering a gentle astringency that quickly mellows in. It leans earthy, fruity and fresh.

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 Autumn 2024 harvest.

Starts at $44.75 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.13/g. A 357g package gets you around 60 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.78 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.