Are there any British suppliers of loose leaf Long jing? By "Long jing" I don't mean Da fuo long jing, which Whittards sell as Long Tseng, but the deliciously richly layered tea, such as that sold in teabag form by Song Teck. I have tasted Grade 6 long jing in the Chinese teahouse in Glasgow, and it was exquisite, but I can only find American suppliers for it. Any advice would be appreciated.
Dear Charles,
If you refer to some tea with a brand name Longjing, then maybe you could find some in the Birmingham Sing Fat Chinese store, but personally, I won't recommend that, for it doesn't has the "Original Place Certificate", which could means a pinchbeck. Besides, some of the dealer might not able to tell the difference between the Longjing in Hangzhou city and the Yugou (also named Duyun Maofeng), or if they could, very often they won't tell you which is which.
As you already start your journey for Chinese tea, and found yourself a right starting point, I would suggest to bypass the dealers in UK or US, just contact the original dealer in China. For Longjing, you can find Meijiawu Longjing at:
DLG
P.S. If you want to try Dahongpao, you could find it here:
Dear Charles,
If you refer to some tea with a brand name Longjing, then maybe you could find some in the Birmingham Sing Fat Chinese store, but personally, I won't recommend that, for it doesn't has the "Original Place Certificate", which could means a pinchbeck. Besides, some of the dealer might not able to tell the difference between the Longjing in Hangzhou city and the Yugou (also named Duyun Maofeng), or if they could, very often they won't tell you which is which.
As you already start your journey for Chinese tea, and found yourself a right starting point, I would suggest to bypass the dealers in UK or US, just contact the original dealer in China. For Longjing, you can find Meijiawu Longjing at:
DLG
P.S. If you want to try Dahongpao, you could find it here:
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