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Bi Luo Chun (Green Spring Snail) Organic

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$9.76 $16 In stock

Category: China Green Tea

Tasting Notes: vegetal, smooth, earthy

Description: This green tea is delicate, fragrant, and a perfect example of China's famous handcrafted teas. Each sip of this complex tea reveals a delicate taste of clean vegetal notes balanced with earth, fruit, floral, and a slight smokey finish. An exquisite tea to linger over.

Bi Luo Chun Tea, also known as Pi Lo Chun, is translated to 'Green Snail Spring'.  It is named and known for its rolled snail-like appearance. This tea is crafted by hand in Jiangsu, China. It is produced from harvesting the earliest springtime plucking of a single tea leaf attached to an unopened bud. Bi Luo Chun is one of China’s ten most famous teas with a history of over a thousand years.

Ingredients: organic green tea from Jiangsu province China. Also known as Green Snail Spring.

Steep Directions: steep 1 heaping teaspoon of tea per 8 oz below boiling water, 175°F, for 2-3 minutes

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Carter T. ★★★★★

The little snail-shaped leaves unfurl beautifully in my glass teapot, and the vegetal flavor is so smooth there's zero bitterness even when I forget and steep it a bit long. Earthy in the best way, like a fresh spring garden in a cup.

Ryan ★★★★★

I was a little nervous about the earthy note, but it's incredibly smooth and the vegetal flavor is so delicate. This is the first tea I've had that truly tastes handcrafted, and it steeps into a beautiful, fragrant cup every time.

Violet I. ★★★★★

The vegetal notes hit right away but then soften into that smooth, earthy finish—exactly what I hoped for from a handcrafted tea like this. Even the dry leaves smell incredible before they hit the water. Steeps twice and still holds its delicate character, which feels like a small luxury for the pri