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Organic Dragon Well (Longjing)

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    An organic example of one of China's most prized green teas. Hand-picked in spring 2024 and expertly pan-fired, it's nourishing and uplifting with vivid spring-fresh flavours and roasted hazelnut sweetness.

    This batch of Organic Dragon Well is grown among the hills around Thousand Island Lake in Chun’an County of Hangzhou, Zhejiang – the authentic home for Dragon Well. It's here you’ll find tea maker Wen Shentang tending to his organic garden surrounded by lush, green forest. In early spring, Chen picks the freshest buds and young leaves and expertly pan fires them to bring out a unique combination of refreshment and warmth with bright, spring-green flavours and notes of lightly roasted hazelnuts. Did you know, the name Dragon Well is a direct translation of the Mandarin name 'Long Jing', which refers to the myth of an ancient dragon that appears in the water of a well near to the site where this tea was first created!

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Organic Dragon Well (Longjing)

Organic Dragon Well (Longjing)

£18.50

Type: 50g
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China's most famous green tea. It's picked in early spring near Hangzhou, China, which is the true home of this tea. The young leaves are pan fired by masters, creating the classic spear shape and nutty taste.

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    In the cup

    Bright, straw-green colour
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    Aroma

    Grassy and nutty with light citrus notes
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    Taste

    Thick body, cobnut sweetness followed by vigorous grassy finish.
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How to prepare the perfect cup

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    How much

    3.5g or 2tsp per cup (250ml)
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    In the cup

    Heat water to 70°C
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    Infuse

    Infuse tea for 3 minutes
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    Taste

    You can re-infuse this tea twice
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Where does this cup come from?

Hangzhou, China

Finding this tea every year is one of our favourite challenges. We’ve been working with Shentang Wen for a few years now as he’s one of the most skilled pan-firing tea masters we’ve ever met. This year, he’s perfectly captured the balance of spring green and floral freshness with warm and distinct chestnut aromas. Close to Thousand Island Lake, his beautiful garden is surrounded by lush, green forest. Here, they use a very traditional and lesser known cultivar of the tea plant called Jiukeng, one of the earliest cultivars used to create Dragon Well tea. Hand-crafted and traditionally pan-fired, the leaves impart a velvety, thick infusion with a fresh, chestnut flavour that is truly unique. This tea will appeal to many as it has a very sweet, easy drinking character.

Cultivar - Jiukeng
Picked - Spring 2024
Oxidisation level - 0%
Yong'an Garden
Yong'an Garden