{"product_id":"2026-first-flush-shifeng-long-jing-quntizhong","title":"2026 First Flush Shifeng Long Jing Quntizhong","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"244\"\u003eThis is one of the teas we almost didn’t put on the website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"517\"\u003eWe got access to this batch through my tea teacher, Ms. Fu, who has long-standing relationships in Shifeng — the core production area of West Lake Long Jing. Teas like this are usually spoken for early and move within those circles. We were able to take less than a kilo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"600\"\u003eWhat made us take it was simple: this is what \u003cem data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"573\"\u003etoucai\u003c\/em\u003e is supposed to taste like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"863\"\u003ePicked as the very first harvest of the season from Quntizhong bushes, the leaves carry a level of internal content that later picks can’t match. There’s no need to push the processing — no heavy firing, no tricks. Just clean handling and the tea does the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"1117\"\u003eIn the cup it shows immediately:\u003cbr\u003ea soft but deep umami, sweetness that builds, and a finish that stays with you. What stood out most to us was how \u003cstrong data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1023\"\u003edurable\u003c\/strong\u003e it is — unusually so for such an early pick. You can push it, refill it, and it keeps giving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1331\"\u003eCompared to our Long Jing from Li Jia Wu, this is simply a step up across the board. Being from Shifeng — the grade 1 core area — you taste it in the aroma, in the depth, and especially in how long the tea holds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1405\"\u003eThis is the kind of batch we normally keep for ourselves as a benchmark.\u003cstrong data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1416\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1752\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1649\"\u003eBrewing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1649\" data-end=\"1652\"\u003eWorks best simple: glass, ~95°C, \u003cem data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1695\"\u003exiatoufa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1698\"\u003eDrink it grandpa-style and keep refilling — it holds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cha Moods","offers":[{"title":"25g","offer_id":57030676185419,"sku":null,"price":21.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g","offer_id":57030676218187,"sku":null,"price":41.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":57030676250955,"sku":null,"price":81.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/8526\/1275\/files\/chamoods_2024_First_Flush_West_Lake_LongJing_DragonWell_1.jpg?v=1747855448","url":"https:\/\/www.chamoods.com\/products\/2026-first-flush-shifeng-long-jing-quntizhong","provider":"Cha Moods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}