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Dragonwell Lung Ching Organic

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$8 $16 In stock

Category: China Green Tea

Tasting Notes: vegetal, buttery, nutty

Description: One of China's most famous green teas, Dragonwell is also known as Lung Ching or Long Jing. An exceptional green tea that is savory, aromatic, and smooth. Notes of butter, nuts, and vegetables. 

To craft this artisan tea, tea leaves are flattened by hand in a hot pan. This pan-firing technique creates the legendary flattened shape of the tea leaf, and gives the tea it's toasty aroma with a buttery taste and nutty roasted notes. 

A truly exceptional tea that has been perfected by China tea masters over many centuries. This heritage tea is crafted in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province China.

Ingredients: organic green tea from Zhejiang province China

Steep Directions: steep 1 heaping teaspoon of tea per 8 oz below boiling water, 175°F, for 2-3 minutes

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 1 review)

Christopher ★★★★★

The vegetal aroma hits right when you open the bag, and the taste is genuinely buttery with that nutty finish — it's my morning ritual now. Steeps a beautiful pale yellow and stays smooth even if I get distracted for an extra minute.