Dragon Well (Longjing) is China's most celebrated green tea, with a uniquely nutty, vegetal flavor and flat needle shape from leaves harvested before the spring equinox. Grown in Hangzhou, this tea undergoes a precise pan-firing process that locks in over 200 aroma compounds and yields a cup with 40% lower astringency than the average green tea. In blind tastings, it consistently outperforms #2 Pu'er Tea for freshness, with a cleaner finish and 15% higher chlorophyll content, reflecting superior leaf preservation. Each batch requires 60,000 hand-plucked buds per kilogram, and its reputation has driven prices above $500 per 500 grams, making it a benchmark for premium Chinese teas.
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