Long Jing – Dragon Well Green Tea
£5.00 – £35.00
From the mountains around Hangzhou’s, (West) Lake, near the temple of Long Jing (Dragon Well), this world-famous green tea is the one that compelled us to start our tea journey many moons ago and still delivers a harmony of sweet, mellow and grassy aromas and a visually beautiful shape.
🌱 origin: West Lake, Zhejiang Province, China
🌱 type: green tea
🌱 picked: Spring
🌱 flavour: freshly cut grass, smooth, mellow
🌱 aroma: delicate, chestnut
This purchase will earn you Long Jing origins
Long Jing, which can be translated to Dragon Well is China’s most celebrated green tea.
Long Jing village gets its name from the mineral rich well water that mixes with lighter rain water during storms that mix to create shapes that resemble mythical dragons. Declared as an ‘imperial’ tea by the emperor Long Jing has remained in the spotlight ever since.
With such a high price to its name, the risk of fakes is prevalent throughout China, but a genuine Longjing can only come from protected areas within Hangzhou.
Long Jing processing
The youngest, freshest buds are picked in the Spring before the Qingming festival and masterfully pan-fried, giving the leaf its iconic ‘spear’ shape and nutty flavour. This process can be adopted by any tea producer throughout China, but it is the rich soils and terroir of the protected area of Hangzhou that imparts a rich, velvety- thickness and texture that is truly unique and cannot be faked.
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The most spectacular and effortless way to brew your loose leaf tea! The removable glass infuser allows for multiple re-steeps and helps to avoid over-brewing.
for teapros who are always on-the-go
Our Teapro infuser bottle is your perfect travel companion, ensuring maximum flavour, whilst keeping your tea hot or cold for up to 12 hours in a sleek & sustainable design.
share the joy of delicious loose leaf tea
Witness the mesmerising transformation of loose leaf tea as it steeps, creating a beautiful centrepiece while serving a perfect tea for you and your friends.
How to brew Dragon Well like a teapro
add 3-4 g tea leaves
heat water to 80C
infuse for 3 min
re-steep up to 3 times
| Weight | 0.3 kg |
|---|---|
| size | 12g, 75g, 150g |
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