Fruit & floral
Pre-QingmingHandmadeSingle origin
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Green · Lion Peak (Shifeng), West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Lion Peak Longjing
Pre-Qingming Dragon Well · handmade
4.9 · 38 reviews
CAD 42.00$
The most famous green tea in China: flat, pressed leaves like little spears, pan-fired by hand the day they were picked.
Roasted chestnutToasted soyOrchidSweet peaLong finish
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From CAD 42.00$ to CAD 146.00$
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Longjing — “Dragon Well” — is the benchmark against which every Chinese green tea is judged, and Lion Peak is its most storied origin. Our lot is picked before the Qingming festival, when the buds are still tight and the amino acid content at its yearly peak, then fired by hand in a hot wok using the ten classical motions that flatten the leaf into a spear.
Brewed, it gives chestnut and toasted soy, a whisper of orchid, and a sweetness that arrives late and lingers. There is no bitterness to manage. The leaves are so tender that we recommend water at 75 °C — pour it over the side of the vessel, never onto the leaf.
- Gaiwan
- 3 g · 150 ml · 75 °C · 45 s, then +15 s per infusion · 5+ infusions
- Western
- 2 g per 250 ml · 75 °C · 2 min
- Vessel
- Glass or porcelain gaiwan, so you can watch the leaves sink
We dispatch within 48 hours of your order, from our warehouse in China, with tracking on every parcel.
We do not quote a delivery date. Once a parcel leaves us it is carried by an international courier and cleared by customs in your country, and a date we cannot control is a date we will not promise. The tracking number, which you get when the label is created, shows every scan to your door.
Shipping is complimentary on orders over CAD 79.00$; below that a flat CAD 9.50$ applies. HST (13%) is calculated at checkout. Duties and import taxes are the recipient's responsibility.
Unopened tins can be returned within 30 days for a full refund. If a tea is not to your taste, tell us — we would rather send you something you like than keep the money.
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