2025 First Flush West Lake Long Jing (Dragon Well)| Li Tong Wu| Quntizhong

We come back for this every spring. Introducing our fourth-year collaboration with our friend Doreen, whose family hails from Li Jia Wu in the prestigious Xi Hu 西湖 district. This Quntizhong 群体种 Varietal batch is selected by the Huang family. Handpicked before the Qing Ming Festival and the rainy spring season (4th April) — our 2025 lot left Li Tong Wu, Hangzhou on 29 March.

In the cup we find something toasty and deep: roasted chestnut and fresh walnut, then wild honey, sweetgrass and steamed soybean, finishing buttery and umami with a mineral edge. Traditional plant line (Tucha 土茶) — grounding next to the brighter Long Jing 43 we also carry.

These are the leaves we bother to bring home.

€36,80
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Xi Hu Dragon Well is a variety of pan-roasted green tea from specific areas within Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The tea leaves are flat in shape and once they jump into the water, you can see them dancing freely in a glass cup. Freshness is king when it comes to green tea, and this applies especially to Dragon Well. Sometimes you open a good bag of roasted coffee beans and get indulged in its tempting aroma: think of Dragon Well as the green tea version of that brown coffee aroma.

It is a very delicate tea and produced mostly by hand. Renowned for its uniqueness and rareness, it tops the list of “10 Most Famous Chinese Teas”. Its high caffeine content makes it a pleasant and refreshing choice for all occasions.

Because of the limited time period that the quantity for this first flush is scarce, especially the ones that are from the core production areas in the famous Long Jing Village in Hangzhou. Cha Moods work directly with the tea family in the Li Jia Wu, ensuring this rare beauty is brought with minimal time and complexity to your home.

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