Bi Luo Chun (4oz)
Bi Luo Chun (4oz)
Translated to mean “Green Snail Spring”. From the Dongting mountain region near lake Tai in Suzhou, Jiangsu China.. Beautiful medium sized twisted green and silver leaf. Best brewed with freshly drawn boiled water that has cooled for 2 minutes for 3-5 minutes. The liquor is pale with a delicate aroma and buttery character not dissimilar to Ti Kuan Yin. The name Biluochun literally means "green snail spring". It is called so because it is a green tea that is rolled into a tight spiral, resembling snail meat, and is harvested in early spring.Its original name is Xia Sha Ren Xiang "scary fragrance". The story goes that it was discovered by a tea picker who ran out of space in her basket and put the tea between her breasts instead. The tea, warmed by her body heat, emitted a strong aroma. According to the Qing Dynasty chronicle Ye Shi Da Guan, the Kangxi Emperor visited Lake Tai in the 38th year of his rule and decided to give it a more elegant name, "Green Snail Spring". Chinese tea experts regard it very highly. In his tea encyclopedia Cha Shuo, Zhen Jun ranked it first among Chinese green tea. Lung Ching “Dragonwell” came second. It is so delicate and tender that one pound of Dong Ting Bi Luo Chun consists of 60 to 80 thousand leaves.