Grown in the ancient area of Hangzhou, in the Zhejiang Province, for more than a thousand years, Longjing is China’s most famous tea and it is often offered to heads of state. Imagine starting your day drinking such an exquisite tea!
The tea is then roasted. This magical art is done by hand. Roasters use their bare hands to better experience the heat and understand the development of the tea leaves, which takes up to five years to master. Leaves are folded by hand into the shape of flattened sticks. As this stage of the processing takes place a wonderful warm aroma emanates from the tea leaves, instantly reminding of all the tea cups you’ve drunk in your entire life. Finally, the tea should be placed in the refrigerator, to avoid humidity, where it can remain fresh up to three years, thus letting you enjoy this marvelous experience for a long time.
So, if you are looking to take part in this ancient and healthy experience, Longjing tea will take you on an extraordinary adventure. Come with us and discover the world of Longjing or Dragon Well. Longjing green tea comes to life in the mountainous area of the Zhejiang Province, surrounded by a mild climate, rain and fog all year round. These conditions, and the lack of sun, allow the tea leaves to retain more theanine, thus providing your tea with a mellow and fruity taste. This method of processing tea in the shade is similar to that of Gyokuro tea and Matcha tea, both Japanese green teas