Spring 2013 Long Mei

A Green Tea from

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80 / 100

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Tea type
Green Tea
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Set water temperature to 170 °F / 76 °C
Steep for 2 min, 0 sec
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“A very pungent green with features of peony, peach, grass seaweed and dry nuts. Good quality leaves with hairy/reflective silver tips. Very fresh and a definite recommendation for any strong green...” Read full tasting note

Description

Long Mei is a green tea from Yunnan, also called ‘Dragon Eyebrow’ due to the needle like shape and the downy hairs. It is made by the Han family in Simao prefecture who have been producing green tea organically and in small batches for three generations. They have many tea trees over seventy years old.

About Canton Tea Co

Canton Tea Co is a London-based tea company trading in high grade, whole leaf Chinese tea. We have exclusive access to some of the best jasmine, white, green, oolong, black and authentic puerh teas available. In our first year, we scooped Six Golds at the 2009 Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Awards. Our Jasmine Pearls won the top three star gold award, endorsing it as the best available in the UK.

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