Dragon Well Tea

The legend of Longjing tea

Named after the region, Dragon Well (Longjing) has been appreciated as the crown of green tea for about a thousand years. Prized above all other green tea, it is the pinnacle of teas.

Longjing Tea has this reputation because of its bright, clean, fresh green taste. It has beautiful color, elegant shape, fine fragrance and taste exceptional.

Hangzhou, the region where Longjing tea is grown, enjoys renown, as the province of the most beautiful women in China. This magnificent region abounds in legend, poetry, exquisite gardens and its masterpiece Dragon Well tea.

How to brew tea Longjing Nice

To prepare the perfect cup of Longjing tea you want to use water slightly cooler than you would your typical tea. The water used to brew Longjing tea must be between 140 degrees F and 190 degrees F. The better the quality of Longjing tea is the water cooler is used, and more preparation time is required. Longjing Tea typical use one teaspoon per cup of water and can also be steeped several times. You can usually steep one portion of Longjing tea leaves two to three times before discarding.

How to choose the Longjing tea:

The original Dragon Well tea came from Lion Peak Mountain in West Lake (Xi Hu). Because of its popularity, Dragon Well Tea is now cultivated throughout China. Today, all tea is produced using the same technique is called Longjing.

Three things to teach you how to choose the Longjing tea:

1: To find out when the tea is made:

The best Dragon Well tea is gathered several days before Qingming (Pure Luminosity, 5th solar term) when new shoots that have just started to grow and achieve "a leaf and a bud. To make one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of finished tea, 60,000 tender leaves should be picked. In the old days Dragon Well tea of this note was intended only for the imperial household, it has been known as tea "tribute." This is one many reasons why Dragon Well tea is so precious. Dragon Well tea can be produced during the six weeks a year. A good tea picker can harvest only 2 kg of fresh leaves in 10 hours a day.

2: To know the path and how long to cook the tea:

Once the tea shoots are harvested, they must be roasted at the same time. After plucking the tea is "dry", the tea is spread out to dry for 8-10 hours to remove moisture and reduce the flavor of grass or bitter. Once the tea is dried sufficiently, it is "burned". Rotisserie usually used bare hands to feel his roast tea work. This is an extremely hot and novices take many years to harden their hands so they do not feel the heat. Watching an experienced roaster dry tea is like watching a master of martial arts. It takes a novice over 5 years to 10 master hand movements necessary to dry the tea. A master roaster can only fry 1 kilogram of high grade Longjing tea each day. After roasting, the freshly processed Dragon Well tea is ready to drink.

3: Aroma is also one of the most important factors in judging the quality of a type of tea.

By putting a value of 3 grams of leaves in 100 mL of boiled water, people can judge the quality of tea by the smell. Dragon Well Tea is the stove, it has a delicious aroma chestnuts must be high and sustainable. The brewed tea is floral with an exceptionally long sweet final. Lesser teas often taste weak, grass, or bitter.

High quality Dragon Well tea has never these characteristics. The easiest way to buy a variety of West Lake is to request a certificate of authenticity. This will not guarantee its authenticity, such as tea gardens often sell tea with false certificates have been issued. If possible, it is always best.