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Dragon Well 'A' Grade
Low Caffeine Green Tea
Hangzhou, China
Steepings: 4 times
Made with leaves picked after the rainy season, and gently pan fired.
Tea of the Imperial Emperor, this famous green tea from the Westlake
region of Hangzhou, south of Shanghai region, is perhaps the most
revered and well known of China greens. Grown in a region boasting of
scholarly gentility, Dragon Well is named after a legendary well above
which someone witnessed a dragon encircle, once upon a time. Other
famous attachments to this legend include the Tiger Run Spring which
runs from the West Lake, its sweet water feeding the growth of this
tea, and the Lion Peak area, which produced the finest grade Dragon
Well. 'One Flag, One Spear' was a term invented to describe the ultra
fine buds of the Dragon Well tea, which, typically picked by hand, is
distinguished by a tiny bud attached to a small first leaf, considered
a much superior tea to a more common two leaf and one bud varietal.
Traditionally panfired with great skill in a wok, the Dragon Well tea
is un-oxidized and gently pressed flat. The finished leaves are
typically flat, greenish yellow, and its liqueur is smooth with a
chestnut like fragrance, with a lingering, fresh aftertaste.
Many people also know this tea by its Chinese name, Long Jing, which
translates literally into English as "dragon well". Sometimes the
Chinese name for this tea is also spelled Long Jing, Lung Jing, or Long
Ching.
Tasting Notes of Dragon Well A
Limited Quantity
The
toasty quality barely masks the raw green taste of this year’s crop.
Compared to the Pre Rain Dragonwell, this crop is not exceptional. For
the die hard dragonwell aficionado, but otherwise try this year's Tai
Ping Hou Kui instead.
Steeping Instructions
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