Shi Feng Dragonwell Black Tea
Shi Feng Dragonwell Black Tea
Dragonwell Village’s
first black tea
Li Xiaoping set aside a portion of her precious in-demand Dragonwell to make this special black tea - fully oxidized in the sun, and hand curled in a wok. Notes of chocolate milk, cinnamon, honey and tangerine zest with cooling mineral texture
March 2023 ♦ 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 PICKINGMarch 2023
- Longjing VillageZhejiang Province
- ELEVATION300 meters
- longjing quntiTea Varietal
For the sixth year in a row, Li Xiaoping is sharing her new Dragonwell Black Tea! She uses the same delicate early buds as her famous green tea, hand-picked from the slopes of Shi Feng, raised on sweet mountain spring water and covered in high elevation mist to protect against sunlight. After light twisting and rolling, this sweet, rich and distinctly mineral-laden tea is then set out in bamboo baskets and loosely covered for ten to fifteen hours and allowed to oxidize in the afternoon heat. This oxidation process brings out savory malty flavors in Li Xiaoping’s Dragonwell that show the unique texture of the region in a completely different light.
Tasting Profile
- savory - chocolate milk, toasted walnut
- spice - cinnamon
- fruit - tangerine zest
- floral - honey
- texture - mineral-driven, cooling
Li Xiaoping also recommends:
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6-8
oz.use 200° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 15 sec. each infusionGongfu
4 g.6 ozuse 200° watersteep 8 seconds
add 5 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
4 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy