I won’t pretend to know what an authentic Lung Ching spring tea should taste like, but I can say I like this one a lot. At $13.99/100 grams, it is doubtful that this comes from the West Lake region in the early spring! The quality of the tea is very nice, and I would liken it to a green tea version of a nice light white wine. There is a sweetness to the tea, which makes the vegetal green notes take on more of a squash-like (tending towards fruity) character. I do also catch some slight floral notes and some pleasant and subtle bitterness creeps in at the finish. Flavors do not linger as long or as floral as I would of hoped but I do enjoy this tea and it definitely transformed my views on what a green tea can be like. Light and refreshing! This is another tea that I found on my recent trip to T&T Ginseng, a local Chinese market.
175 °F / 79 °C
2 min, 0 sec
2 g
8 OZ / 236 ML