This month's tea box will cover some of best first flush green tea of this year.
翁家山狮峰龙井Weng's Family Lion's Peak Long Jing (Dragon Well)Long King, or Dragon Well, is the most famous green tea within and outside China. Lion's Peak is the representative area for this tea, and currently fetches the highest price. As per our previous offers, this year's Long Jing is hand pan-fried by their master, is sweet and mellow and has notes of savory chicken soup.Process: Pan Fried (炒青) Green TeaOrigin: Hangzhou, ZhejiangAvailable in First Grade or Special Grade or Special Grade 1st Pick of the Harvest Year (头採)
竺之润安吉白茶Anji Bai ChaOne of our most popular green tea due its unique albino characteristics, this tea has high theanine content, making it one of the tastiest green teas with pronounced notes of umami and chestnuts.Process: Pan Fried (炒青) Green TeaOrigin: Anji, ZhejiangAvailable in Special Grade 1st Pick of the Harvest Year (头採)
黄山毛峰Huang Shan Mao FengHuang Shan Mao Feng is one of the earliest harvested green teas. Being grown in the high altitude of Huang Shan Mountains. this tea is historical and is a perfect representation of freshness in green teas.Process: Pan Fried (炒青) Green TeaOrigin: Huang Shan, AnhuiAvailable in Special Grade 1st Pick of the Harvest Year (头採)
恩施玉露Enshi YuluThis is one of the few teas in China that is still processed using the traditional Tang Dynasty steam method, just like how Gyokuru is done in Japan which the ancient Japanese learnt from Tang Dynasty. This method produces signature umami and floral notes from the tea.Process: Steamed (蒸青) Green TeaOrigin: Enshi, HubeiAvailable in Special Grade 1st Pick of the Harvest Year (头採)
六安瓜片Lu'an Melon Seed TeaOriginally a tribute tea to the Qing imperial palace, this is the only tea in China that does not contain tea buds or tea stems. It became a monthly entitlement of the famous Empress Dowager (慈禧太后) only after she had given birth to a boy, whom subsequently became the next emperor.Process: Pan Fried (炒青) Green TeaOrigin: Lu'an, AnhuiAvailable in Special Grade 1st Pick of the Harvest Year (头採)
Expected delivery early April.