Liu Bao

This Liu Bao tea offers a profound journey into dark tea character, with deep, earthy undertones and hints of aged wood. Its smooth, mellow body provides a comforting and grounding experience. It leans earthy, woody and smooth.

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 Guangxi, China.

Starts at $9.00 from Purple Cloud Tea House, or about $0.18/g. A 50g package gets you around 8 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.08 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.