[Available Now – 10% off] 2025 First Flush Meng Ding Gan Lu Green Tea

2025 spring batch

Handmade Meng Ding Gan Lu Green Tea harvested from Meng Ding Mountain

2025 first flush batch of sweet dew from Meng Ding Mountain

Meng Ding Gan Lu, “Gan Lu,” meaning “Sweet Dew,” perfectly described how sweet the tea is. It is a distinguished tea from the world-renowned Meng Ding Mountain in Ya’An, Sichuan. Situated at altitudes exceeding 1400m above sea level and blessed with abundant rainfall of over 2000mm annually, this mountain creates an optimal environment for tea cultivation.

This batch of Meng Ding Gan Lu, made of Lao Chuan Cha/ Sichuan Old Variety, is harvested in early spring. With each sip, you’ll be greeted by the strong aroma with apparent nutty fragrance, like the roasted bean and chestnut. The tea is also full of white pekoe, offering you a delightful fragrance of “Hao Xiang” – the sweet pekoe aroma that lingers in the mouth and throat.

History of Meng Ding Gan Lu – The earliest curled green tea in China

Meng Ding Gan Lu has been revered for over 2000 years as one of the oldest and most exquisite teas to emerge from Meng Ding Mountain. In fact, Meng Ding Gan Lu has a prestigious history, once bestowed as Tribute Tea to the Emperor during the Tang Dynasty.

There are two famous curled-shaped green, one is Bi Luo Chun, and the other one is this beautiful Meng Ding Gan Lu. It is also the earliest green tea in curled-shape, which is due to the unique making process of “three frying and three rolling steps” – which means it undergone the steps of pan-frying and rolling for three times, resulting in its signature curled appearance and unique taste.

Harvest Date: 26 March 2025

Weight per pack:  50g/ 125g/ 250g

Tea Farm Location: Meng Ding Mountain, Ya’an, Sichuan

Tasting Notes: refreshing with strong aroma, nutty, roasted bean, sweet pekoe fragrance, a hint of floral notes

Dry Leaves Appearance: small, twisted, full of white pekoe

Tea Liquor Colour: bright and clear light yellow-green