How to brew

Tea profile

Origin: West Lake, Zhejiang Province, China
Altitude: 750-1,000 metres (2,461-3,281 feet)
Plucking season: Late March, very early April
Varietal/cultivar: Sinensis cultivar Longjing 43
Flavour profile: The pale green-gold liquor carries the scent of fresh-mown meadows and chestnuts; the flavour is smooth and umami with a subtle nuttiness and savoury hints of toasted rice
Best Enjoyed: Black

Lung Ching (also known as Long Jing or Dragon Well) is perhaps China’s best-known green tea. The plants grow on steep terraces all around West Lake (Xi Hu) just inland from the city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province on the east coast.  The tea is so important to Zhejiang Province that it is protected by geographical indication, to be called Lung Ching the tea must be grown and made in the West Lake area.