Longjing tea leaves are flat.
When I first encountered Longjing with another company I confused it as a Dragonwell. Easy to do but now I see that Longjing is even flatter and has broader leaves, at least of the ones I’ve assessed.
This first pluck is ripe with sweet, grassy flavors. There is a uniqueness in the astringency in that it reminds me of eating a tangerine. The dry leaves are my favorite part of a Longjing.
They smell so wonderful, perhaps it’s that summer grass smell.
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Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Verdant Tea
Description:
Mrs. Li’s first picking of the year is full of all the nutrients and sugars stored by the plant all winter long and offers a more complex, sweet and subtle taste experience. It has a longer aftertaste and thicker texture than later harvests. The soil is full of quartz and white sand while the water comes from natural mountain springs, yielding a flavor that simply can’t be matched outside of Shi Feng itself.
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To add to this. I’ve since learned that Dragonwell and Longjing are one in the same. Dragonwell is the English translation. Which actually has quite a fascinating history.