Spring is the moment tea farmers wait for all year. The first leaves of the season — picked before the spring rains intensify — carry a freshness, sweetness, and clarity that no other harvest can match. This is tea at its most alive.
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Xihu Longjing
西湖龙井
From West Lake, Hangzhou
Spring teas are the most tender and vibrant of the year, freshly harvested across China. Bright, sweet, and delicately aromatic.
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Why spring tea is different
After a long winter, the tea bush draws nutrients into its roots. When the first spring buds emerge, they carry the most concentrated flavors of the entire year — amino acids, sugars, and aromatic compounds at their peak.
West Lake Dragon Well (Xihu Longjing) is China's most celebrated green tea. The flat, jade-green leaves are pan-fired by hand within hours of picking, preserving the sweet, chestnut-like character.
Drink it young. Drink it fresh. Spring tea is meant to be savored in the months after harvest, not stored.
How to brew
Brew Xihu Longjing
Temperature
75–80°C
Leaf
3g
Water
150ml
Method
Glass teapot or gaiwan
Steeping schedule
Other seasons