From the small village of Zhu Pu, this is a pan fried green tea made from the Heirloom cultivar.
Da Fang comes from the She Xian region of Huang Shan and is the original Pan Friend green tea that would influence now famous teas such as Long Jing.
This is a machine made Da Fang using the local varietal picked April 5th. This is a soft and refreshing tea with a round body. Soft pea vegetal notes are balanced nicely with a soft chestnut note. While this flavor is very similar to Hang Zhou Long Jing, it differs in the soft edamame note and the round oily body. The result feel like a field on a spring day.
On an interesting note the maker said that when its handmade they call it Da Fang but when its machine made its called Long Jing. This tea uses a stir fry machine that is found in almost all regions that make a flattened green tea, including Hang Zhou. A well used machine can make a delicouse green tea at an affordable price.