From the guide The Tea Atlas

Long Jing in a Glass

Hangzhou's green, leaves dancing.

3 min 1 glass · 250 ml Hot Caffeinated Easy

Ingredients

3 gLong Jing (Dragon Well)
250 mlwater at 80 °C

Method

  1. Pour a third of the water into the glass, then add the leaves.
  2. Wait 30 s for the leaves to open.
  3. Top up along the rim in a high stream.
  4. Drink once the leaves sink; top up when a third is left.

To finish: Leaves standing like needles.

Tip: Water first protects the delicate leaf from heat shock.

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