Pre-rain Dragonwell

Description Brewing Guide 漢字 雨前龍井 origin Panan County, Zhejiang craft pan roasted flavor notes buttery, nutty 漢字 雨前龍井 origin Panan County, Zhejiang craft pan roasted flavor notes buttery, nutty Picked a few days after the Qing Ming holiday on April 5th, the date marks the beginning of a two week green tea harvest period that wraps up on April 20th. That end day is important, because it falls on the Guyu Festival, an agricultural holiday held to invite the arrival of spring rains. Teas picked during that period are therefore referred to as “pre-rain” Dragonwells. The leaf buds were gathered when the leaf buds have barely opened. Immediately after harvest, the fresh leaves are expertly pan-roasted by hand: first lightly tossed, then firmly pressed and folded against the hot surface of the roasting wok. This hand roasting gives the tea its unique blade-like appearance. To accentuate the sweetness of these early harvest leaves, we requested a longer lower