Chinese Green Tea

When people think of green tea, Japanese tea often comes to mind. However, in China, green tea accounts for over 50% of tea production.

Steamed green tea was developed in China during the Northern Song Dynasty around the year 1000, and by the Southern Song Dynasty around the year 1200, pan-fried green tea was introduced.

Matcha also originated in China and was brought to Japan in 1191 by Eisai.

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Chinese Green Tea

Bi Tan Piao Xue, with jasmine blossoms left in the leaf

Snow Jasmine ( Bi Tan Pia Xue ) 碧潭飄雪

A fine jasmine tea made from Meng Ding Gan Lu, a green tea of Sichuan. Exceptionally strong in jasmine aroma.
From ¥2,700 (30g)
Leaves of Xi Hu Long Jing

Xi Hu Long Jing 西湖龍井

A Longjing made from seed-grown bushes, with pan-firing kept to a minimum so that floral aroma stands alongside the nutty toastiness.
From ¥4,100 (30g)
Bi Luo Chun, its curled leaves covered in white down

Bi Luo Chun 碧螺春

A Chinese green tea with a long finish, grown without agrochemicals or fertiliser on East Dongting mountain. A sweet aroma of flowers and citrus with a fresh body.
From ¥3,200 (20g)
Shi Feng Long Jing 2023

Shi Feng Long Jing 2023 獅峰龍井 2023

A high-quality Long Jing has depth when you drink it, and its sweetness stays in the throat.
From ¥4,400 (25g)
Dry leaves of Tai Ping Hou Kui, Te Gong grade

Taiping Hou Kui Special Tribute 太平猴魁　特貢

Made from leaves grown in a high-altitude garden. An orchid-like aroma, a long finish and a soft body.
From ¥5,600 (30g)
Tai Ping Hou Kui leaves arranged in a circle

Taiping Hou Kui 太平猴魁

One of China's ten great teas. Each leaf is shaped by hand, much like making a pressed flower. Distinguished by an orchid-like aroma.
From ¥4,300 (30g)
Shi Feng Long Jing, pressed flat in the pan

Shi Feng Long Jing 獅峰龍井

A fine green tea made from the first flush of seed-grown bushes on the historic Shifeng mountain. The floral note and nutty toastiness characteristic of Longjing, with a long finish.
From ¥5,200 (25g)
Yunnan Chun Jian green tea, thick with white down

Yunnan Chun Jian Green Tea 雲南春尖緑茶

An exceptionally rare original green tea, pan-fried from naturally grown old trees at 2,100 m above sea level in Yunnan Province. Its long finish rivals that of Raw Pu-erh.
From ¥970 (20g)

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