Lion Peak Dragon Well Green Tea, Shi Feng Lóng Jǐng Lǜ Chá
#todaystea – Spring, 2019; var. #43; Shifeng, West Lake, Hangzhou; 1leaf &1bud, green tea process; 200-300 meters; Shifeng Longjing grows in white sand soil.
Infusion: 3g in 150ml for 10sec@85deg. C
Dry leaf aroma: sweet, malty, candy/caramel, boiled lollies
Wet leaf: canned green peas, cooked green leaf veg;
Liquor: Pale yellow with almost no noticeable aroma;
Mouthfeel: thin, creamy, buttery;
Taste: slightly herbal/grassy, nutty, a soft peppery or mint-like bite in the finish, & a gently sweet, lingering aftertaste.