Green · Lion Peak (Shifeng), West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Lion Peak Longjing — Competition Lot

Contest-grade leaf · hand-sorted

4.8 · 6 reviews
CAD 60.00$

A single picking day, hand-sorted to the last broken leaf: the lot we enter into competition and then keep for ourselves.

Single day pickHand-sortedMany infusionsLimited
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Origin
Lion Peak (Shifeng), West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Altitude
280 m
Cultivar
Longjing #43
Harvest
Spring pick, hand-sorted, single day
Oxidation
Unoxidised
Roast
Pan-fired in a wok by hand
Caffeine
Moderate (~30 mg per cup)
Liquor
Pale jade green
SKU
CY-GR-L04

The lot we enter and then keep: leaf from a single picking day, hand-sorted to remove every broken piece, and processed by the maker who takes the most care rather than the one who takes the most leaf. Competition grading rewards aroma, clarity and how many infusions a tea will carry, and this is the lot that scores. Quantities are small and we do not restock mid-year.

Lion Peak Longjing itself comes from Lion Peak (Shifeng), West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, grown as longjing #43, at 280 m. This lot is that same tea, handled and graded as described above — the leaf, the mountain and the maker do not change, only the picking window and the price.

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

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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We do not quote a delivery date.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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