Spring Ya Bao

This dark from Yunnan, China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This unique tea, crafted from early spring buds of Camellia Taliensis, delivers a captivating sweet taste alongside a heady aroma of vibrant fruit and delicate flowers. Sun-dried like a traditional Pu. It sits in the "Sweet" and "Fruity" and "Floral" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans sweet and fruity and floral.

Aim for water around 95–100 °C (203–212 °F). Western style: steep for 3–5 minutes in a mug or teapot. Gongfu style: use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–20 s steeps (10–20+ infusions) for multiple short steeps — this way you can taste how the flavor evolves. Give the leaves a quick rinse with boiling water before your first real steep — it wakes up the flavors and removes any storage dust.

This dark is grown in Yunnan, China and is made from the Camellia Taliensis cultivar. This particular batch comes from the Spring harvest.

Prices start at $12.50 through Yunnan Sourcing — that works out to about $0.12 per gram. A 100g package gives you roughly 17 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $0.72. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.