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Winter West Lake Dragon Well (Longjing) Green Tea

Winter West Lake Dragon Well (Longjing) Green Tea

€13,95 EUR
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A small batch production of West Lake Dragon Well tea from this winter season based on the highest grade picking standard (1 bud and 1-2 leaves). It features a smooth taste of edamame beans and a sweet, floral aroma with subtle notes of milk and citrus.

This delicate green tea is picked in November. Due to the low winter temperatures, the leaves grow slowly and accumulate lots of nutritions. In comparison to the spring harvest, the tea leaves also exhibit a richer, darker green hue.

Origin

  • Brand: Teasenz
  • Year: 2024
  • Season: Winter
  • Origin: Mei Jia Wu, West Lake
  • Type: green tea

How to Steep

Western method

Infuse 4 grams of tea with 500ml water at a temperature of 80ºC and steep for 3 minutes. For a second steep increase the steeping time to 5 minutes

Traditional method

Infuse 5 grams of tea with 100ml water at 80ºC and steep for 15 seconds. Increase the steeping time by 5 seconds for every next steep.

Cold-brewing

For cold-brewing you may use a bottle, jug, teapot or any brewing vessel that has a lid. Use 10 grams of tea per 500ml of cold water. Cover the brewing vessel with a lid, and store in the fridge for 6 hours.

Shipping, Returns & Payment Methods

Delivery time: 1-10 day EU delivery. For estimates per country, please visit the shipping info page at the bottom of our website.

Import taxes?: because we ship from our EU warehouse, you will NOT be charged import taxes upon delivery if you're based in the EU. All taxes are already included in our prices.

Free shipping: available for orders over €59 for The Netherlands/Belgium, €80 for other EU countries (excluding Portugal & Hungary) & UK, and over €100 for other countries.

Returns: orders can be returned for a refund within 30 days. Products should returned in unopened, unused condition.

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How this green tea is made

  • tea processing: tea leaves picking

    Picking

    Tea leaves are hand-picked in the morning.

  • tea processing: withering and drying tea on bamboo trays

    Withering

    Leaves are shortly withered to eliminate some moisture.

  • Fixation (pan-frying) & Shaping

    Leaves are roasted on a wok to halt oxidation.

  • tea processing: withering and sun drying tea leaves

    Drying

    Tea leaves are dried to reduce moisture to a minimum.

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Stefan Talpalaru

Brewing: 5g/100ml, 80°C, 15s, +5s.

Dry leaves smell like hay, zucchini and roasted hazelnuts. When wet, a camphor note appears and the chlorophyll note turns towards boiled spinach.

The liquor blends delicate green vegetables with strong hazelnut umami, in a very satisfying way.

The overall impression is of maturity, depth and gravitas - rather unusual for a green tea, but it's a pleasant surprise. The aftertaste is particularly interesting and somewhat melancholic. Maybe because longjing was the first type of Chinese tea I fell in love with.

Our design work is inspired by the artwork “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” by the Zhang Zeduan in the Song Dynasty. Instead of displaying the daily lives of people in the capital of China (as the original artwork), we display the tea making process of farmers through the same bird’s eye perspective.

When examining our packaging design in detail, tea enthusiasts will observe the tea making process, featuring tea farmers picking, drying, rolling, and frying tea leaves. The tea is then tasted in a pavilion and transported by horses along the ‘ancient tea road’.

Together, the traditional Chinese landscape and tea making theme, symbolise heritage, tradition, and respect for hard work of tea farmers.