Ya Bao

This exquisite wild purple white tea offers a vibrant cup with notes of wild berries, sweet honey, and delicate orchid blossoms. Its smooth, soft texture and bright, lingering finish make for a truly . It leans sweet, fruity and floral.

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 2023 harvest.

Starts at $8.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.12/g. A 50g package gets you around 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.72 per session. Compare dark prices across vendors on Teadar.