Dragon Well Green Tea | Shi Feng Long Jing
Dragon Well Green Tea | Shi Feng Long Jing
Other names: Dragonwell Tea, Dragon Well Tea, Lung Ching Tea, LongjingCanton Tea Co’s Long Jing green scooped a two star gold award at the most recent Guild of Fine Food Awards.
Long Jing is one of China’s most famous and best-loved green teas. This one is a classic lively green tea made from the first flush of the spring leaves, picked young and skilfully pressed flat in a hot, dry wok to arrest oxidation. The bright green liquor has sweet notes of fresh cut grass rounded off by a soft, chestnut flavour.
Our Buyer’s notes“This superb Long Jing is grown by a top Long Jing farmer with over 50 years experience. We have been working with them for four years after a personal recommendation from our Tea Master.”
Great Taste Awards 2009/10 – Two Stars.
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| Range | Premium |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Origin | Shi Feng Mountain, Long Jing Village, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. |
| Plantation Altitude | 350m above sea level |
| Harvest Date | Spring - early April 2010 pre Qing-Ming (first pick) |
| Varietal | Original Long Jing tea variety. Harvested from aged trees. |
| Leaf Appearance | The leaves are unevenly shaped due to the age of the tea trees and the method of hand processing. The yellow and green colours of the leaves is characteristic of the Shi Feng Long Jing producing areas and the ‘yu ye’ (fish leaves) show the authentic shape |
| Aroma | The tea has a lovely fresh, sweet nutty fragrance |
| Liquor | The liquor is a shiny, clear, bright green. |
| Tasting Notes | Smooth, lively taste. It has a slight citrus hint at the beginning, which then leads into a pronounced nutty flavour – hazelnuts and chestnuts, with a sweet and long lasting ‘hui gan’ (aftertaste). |
| Quick Brewing Instructions | Use quite a lot of leaves (1tbsp) per cup (200ml) and brew cool, around 80°C (176°F), allowed to steep for 2-3 minutes and infuse at least 3 times
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