Tasting Notes
The most beautifully balanced expression of this complex Chinese green tea. Extremely bright and vibrant with a satisfying creamy smoothness.
Quantity
Use 3g of tea per 150ml of water.
Temperature
For the optimum infusion use 80°C (176°F) water.
Time
Infuse for around 60 seconds, tasting regularly.
Infusions
You can infuse this tea at least three times. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.
Cost Per Cup
48p per cup based on 3g of tea per 150ml of water and 3 infusions.
Very Rare Longjing is best brewed hotter and quicker than other green teas. The wonderful thing about loose leaf green tea, as with all our teas, is that you have a great deal of flexibility when it comes to extracting the tea in different ways. You can vary the amount of tea you use for different infusion methods. For really stunning results use 3g of tea in a Gaiwan and enjoy four or five smaller, quicker extractions (approx. 20 - 30 seconds each).
This is simply the premier cru of the farm. It has been carefully selected to be what we, and the family that make it, believe to be one of the finest examples of Longjing.
