Longjing (Dragon Well) Brewing Guide
04 Apr 2024
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Comprehensive Longjing Tea Brewing Guide
Teaware: Transparent Glass Cup
Capacity: About 250ml
Water Temperature: 80~85°C (temperature after boiling water has cooled)
Tea Amount: 4g Longjing Tea (Tea to water ratio 1:50)
Top-Add Method
- Prepare 4 grams of Longjing tea.
- Pour boiling water at about 85°C into the glass cup until it's 7-8 full.
- Gently add Longjing tea into the glass cup, releasing a faint and delicate fragrance.
- Wait quietly for about 1-2 minutes, allowing the Longjing tea to slowly unfold and float up and down in the cup. During the waiting period, enjoy watching the tea leaves gently unfold as if dancing.
- Wait until the tea leaves float up and down, then enjoy the tea after the Longjing leaves have infused the water.
Middle-Add Method
- Preheat the vessel with boiling water and then discard the water. The heated glass cup better stimulates the tea's aroma.
- Refill the glass cup to 1/3 with water.
- Gently add the Longjing tea into the cup.
- Gently swirl and shake to better integrate the tea leaves with the water, then let it sit for 20-30 seconds.
- Pour water (aiming at a high point along the edge) until the cup is 7-8 full, causing the tea leaves to tumble.
- Wait quietly for about 1-2 minutes, during which you can enjoy the sight of Longjing tea leaves slowly unfolding as if dancing.
- Wait for the tea leaves to float up and down, then taste the tea after the Longjing leaves have infused the water.
Bottom-Add Method
- Preheat the vessel with boiling water and then discard the water. The heated glass cup better stimulates the tea's aroma.
- Gently add the Longjing tea into the cup, releasing a faint and delicate fragrance.
- Once the boiling water has cooled to about 85 degrees, pour it high over the tea leaves to cover them all.
- Gently swirl and shake to integrate the tea leaves with the water better, then let it sit for 20-30 seconds.
- Pour water (aiming at a high point along the edge) until the cup is 7-8 full, causing the tea leaves to tumble.
- Wait quietly for about 1-2 minutes, during which you can enjoy the sight of Longjing tea leaves slowly unfolding as if dancing.
- Wait for the tea leaves to float up and down, then taste the tea after the Longjing leaves have infused the water.
Teaware: Gaiwan
Capacity: About 200ml
Water Temperature: 85~90°C (temperature after boiling water has cooled)
Tea Amount: 4-5g Longjing Tea (Tea to water ratio 1:50)
Brewing with a Gaiwan
- Prepare a white porcelain Gaiwan, 4-5 grams of Longjing tea, and a kettle of boiling water.
- Use boiling water to rinse the Gaiwan and then discard the water.
- Moistening: Add 4-5 grams of dry tea into the Gaiwan, pour a small amount of water along the edge of the Gaiwan, cover with the lid, and gently shake the cup to fully moisten the tea leaves.
- Smelling the fragrance: Open the lid of the Gaiwan and gently smell the aroma of Longjing tea (bean flower, chestnut, orchid, etc.).
- Pour water along the edge of the Gaiwan.
- The tea can be served about 5 seconds after pouring the water.
