Light Roast Spring Rare tea

This exquisite green tea unfolds a remarkably creamy texture alongside vibrant vegetal notes of asparagus and sweet pumpkin seeds. A delicate floral sweetness, reminiscent of orchids and jasmine, ling. It leans creamy, sweet and floral.

Water around 70–80 °C (158–176 °F). In a mug, steep 2–3 min. For gongfu, use 3–5 g per 100 ml, 15–30 s steeps. You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. The biggest mistake with green tea is using boiling water. Keep it well below that and you won't get bitterness.

Grown in Anhui, China from the Da Ye Zhong cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2025 harvest. The leaves got a light roast after picking.

Starts at $11.95 from Mei Leaf, or about $0.51/g. A 20g package gets you around 3 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $3.06 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.