Zhejiang

Zhejiang province on China's east coast is most associated with West Lake Dragon Well (Xihu Longjing), arguably the most famous green tea in the world. Hand pan-fired in a wok, Dragon Well has a flat, smooth leaf shape and a signature chestnut sweetness. The most prestigious grade comes from the West Lake area near Hangzhou, particularly from villages like Shifeng, Meijiawu, and Longjing. Beyond Dragon Well, Zhejiang produces Anji Bai Cha (a rare albino-cultivar green tea with exceptional amino acid content) and Gunpowder green tea, used as the base for Moroccan mint tea worldwide.

All teas from Zhejiang

• Gunpowder

  Green Tea

  Tightly rolled into small pellets that unfurl when brewed. The base for Moroccan mint tea.

• Anji Bai Cha

  Green Tea

  A rare albino cultivar green tea with exceptionally high amino acid content and a naturally sweet, mellow flavor.

• Jiu Qu Hong Mei

  Black Tea

  Nine Bends Red Plum - a rare Hangzhou black tea with a distinctive plum-honey sweetness, nearly lost and recently revived.

• Anji Bai Cha

  Green Tea

  A rare albino cultivar processed as green tea, with extraordinary amino acid content and savory-sweet character.

• Mo Gan Huang Ya

  Yellow Tea

  A rare yellow tea from Moganshan with a fresh, clean character and subtle sweetness.

• Pingyang Huangtang

  Yellow Tea

  A revived Zhejiang yellow tea once nearly extinct, with a distinctive honeyed sweetness and silky mouthfeel.