2022 1st Picking Shi Feng Dragonwell
2022 1st Picking Shi Feng Dragonwell
Legendary Genre-Defining Green Tea
Deep, powerful mineral-driven texture-focused buddy tea from Li Xiaoping’s famous plot in Shi Feng, made entirely from buds. Notes of jasmine, matcha, allspice, and juicy tangerine with a sparkling aftertaste.
March 8th 2022 ♦ Shi Feng, Dragonwell
Crafted by Mrs. Li
Li Xiaoping is an award-winning, respected community leader growing true Dragonwell in the tiny coveted Shi Feng (Lion’s Peak) micro-region with over fifty years experience.
Her tea is fed by volcanic mountain springs, shaded by bamboo and evergreens, and grown using organic techniques, hand-picked and hand finished on a wok.
- DATE OF PICKING3/8/22
- Longjing VillageZhejiang Province
- ELEVATION300 meters
- Longjing QuntiTea Varietal
This early spring tea is all about a fine and subtle sweetness, and a long, drawn out aftertaste and crisp texture. Cool spring weather produces a small harvest of truly sweet tea. This is Mrs. Li’s first picking of the season, carefully hand-finished by her husband, Shui Huamin. Her true original cultivar Dragonwell (Longjing Qunti) grows on the mountain slopes of Shi Feng and draws in sweet mountain spring water.
Tasting Profile
- vegetal - cucumber, matcha
- fruit - tangerine
- floral - jasmine
- savory - creamy, almond
- spice - nutmeg, allspice
- texture - sparkling
'Shi Feng actually cultivates two distinct varietals of tea. The first is called Longjing Qunti, which is referred to by locals as lao shu, or old tree varietal. This is the classic and original Dragonwell, the same kind of tea tasted and recognized by Emperor Qianlong that propelled the region to fame.'
Li Xiaoping also recommends:
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6-8
oz.use 175° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
5 g.6 ozuse 175° watersteep 10 seconds
add 2 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
4 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy