China Zhejiang Wild-Growing Dragon Well 'Long Jing' Green Tea

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Rating

86 / 100

Calculated from 12 Ratings
Tea type
Green Tea
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Ingredients
Green Tea Leaves
Flavors
Chestnut, Dry Grass, Grass Seed, Hay, Citrus, Cocoa, Leeks, Meat, Mineral, Roasted Nuts, Umami, Astringent, Grass, Creamy, Nutty, Roasted, Sweet, Thick, Vegetal, Fruity, Peas, Soybean, Asparagus, Butter, Cream, Malt, Oats, Squash Blossom, Coriander, Cucumber, Hazelnut, Honey, Lemon Zest, Lettuce, Olives, Orange Zest, Seaweed, Spinach, Sugarcane, Vanilla, Zucchini, Green
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Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 9 oz / 262 ml of water
Set water temperature to 175 °F / 79 °C
Use 4 g of tea
Steep for 1 min, 45 sec
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17 Tasting Notes View all

“Bright grass, vegetals, and nuttiness. Many others have described this tea so thoroughly and beautifully — I just let myself enjoy it. The leaves are so flat and slickery that I think I spilled and...” Read full tasting note
“The dry aroma of this tea is so strong, fresh and moslty of cashnew and chesnuts. I would not expect it is tea from April 2015; but it is and it’s Best Before date is April 2018. Though old… thank...” Read full tasting note
“April 2015 harvest, sealed pouch. Flattened, unbroken olive green leaves are still quite fragrant with roasted chestnut and what reminds me of the sunflower butter swirl brownies a friend made...” Read full tasting note
“Bit of a gateway for me. The first tea I tried after reading the faq on reddit/r/tea, linked articles and finding a supplier. At first it just tasted like astringency and chlorophyll. It took a...” Read full tasting note

Description

A wild-growing tea picked from a tea field abandoned over 30 years ago in the high mountains at an altitude in excess of 1300m. The tea has a wonderful aroma and brilliant nutty taste.

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