Chenpi Pu-erh

This unique offering blends the mellow, rich earthiness of aged ripe Pu-erh with the bright, aromatic zest of dried mandarin peel. Expect a comforting brew with notes of deep forest floor, sweet spice. It leans earthy, citrus and sweet.

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 2015 harvest.

Starts at $9.50 from Bitterleaf Teas, or about $0.35/g. A 27g package gets you around 5 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.10 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.