Long Jing 2026
Sourced from Zhejiang near the beautiful Thousand Island Lake, the softening leaves floating in a glass pitcher may suggest nothing so much as the vibrant colours and unusual forms of this neighbouring landscape. The Long Jing, often known as Dragonwell, is given a medium roasting to draw out its renown chestnutty flavor, though this year the distinctive flattened buds is more rather a semblance towards green hazelnut, with a green coffee pungency and the hearty vegetality of fiddlehead fern to round it out.
- ORIGIN: Qian Dao Hu, Zhejiang, China.
- MEANING: Dragon well (long jing)
- HARVEST TIME: 1 April 2026.
- CULTIVAR: Qun Ti Zhong.
- TASTE: Chestnut, fiddlehead fern, green coffee
IN THE TEAPOT
- Quantity: 6g / 500ml
- Water temperature: xxx°C
- Infusion time: X min
GONGFU CHA METHOD
- Quantity: 3g / 100ml
- Water temperature: xxx°C
- X infusions: xx, xx, xx sec
For best results in gongfu cha, brew in the traditional gaiwan or in a Yixing teapot.