Dark

This 2018 raw Pu-erh is a robust and thick-bodied tea, offering a powerful initial experience. Expect a prominent youthful astringency and bitterness that characterizes its bold profile, promising exc. It leans thick, bitter and astringent.

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 2018 harvest.

Starts at $7.00 from white2tea, or about $0.23/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.38 per session. Explore more dark teas on Teadar.