We brought back our beloved Mei Jia Wu West Lake dragon well. Mei Jia Wu is one of the five villages produce the world renowned West Lake dragon well, or Xi Hu Long Jing in Chinese. The beautiful scenery along West Lake of Huang Zhou city and the nearby tea mountains has given Dragon well green tea a romantic and spiritual appeal as well as a magnificent sensory experience.  

This tea is pre-ming harvest from a respected local dragon well tea producer that can be searched via the code on the original pack. With all of the attributes of an exceptional quality West Lake Dragon well, you smell the nuttiness at first, then when you inhale deeply, an unexpected orchid fragrance consistently fills your nose. What a great dragon well that combines floral notes and nuttiness so wonderfully! The liquor flows and rolls so smoothly in your mouth and flows down through your throat like the flowing waters of a mountain stream and gives you inner comfort like a sweet breeze. Pay attention to the finish of this tea, the huigan or sweet aftertaste lingers in your throat and nose. After all, it is like an old friend visiting from afar, bringing a deep feeling of contentment throughout your body. A high quality tea and a true delicacy! 

Additional Info

Origin:                       Yang Mei Ling village of Shi Fang mountain, Huangzhou, China
Varietal:                     Qunti Zhong, traditional local varietal
Harvest:                     Pre-ming, early April, 2023
Plucking standard:    One bud, one baby leaf

Tasting Profile

A well-made artisan tea, it has elegant floral notes, nutty flavor, and very smooth and buttery with a sweet after taste huigan that lingers in your mouth and nose.