Zhejiang Province

How the area divides

Longjing is divided finely by area, and the price changes a great deal with it. Xihu Longjing means tea made inside the designated zone around West Lake, and within that zone Shifeng is considered the highest grade. Shifeng Longjing is set apart by a sweet, bean-like flavor and by the thickness that stays in the aftertaste.

Seed-grown trees and a light hand with the pan

The Longjing HOJO carries is made from seed-grown tea trees. We keep the pan-firing to a minimum so that floral flavor survives alongside the nutty note. Plucking is early, and leaf plucked before Qingming in early April is especially prized as ming qian tea.