2026 Premium Suzhou Bi Luo Chun Green Tea 50g – Fragrant Spring Curled

2026 Premium Suzhou Bi Luo Chun Green Tea 50g – Fragrant Spring Curled-Leaf Tea in Silver Tin

50g Silver Tin

$51.00

2026 Premium Suzhou Bi Luo Chun Green Tea 50g – Fragrant Spring Curled-Leaf Tea in Silver Tin

$51.00

A 2026 premium Suzhou Bi Luo Chun green tea in a compact 50g silver tin, selected for a concentrated fragrant style and fine curled spring leaf. The cup is light, floral and refreshing, with sweet grass, tender greens and soft fruit carried by a clear yellow-green liquor.

Why Bi Luo Chun Is Famous

Bi Luo Chun is one of the classic names of Chinese green tea and is historically linked with the tea culture around Suzhou and Lake Tai. It became famous for early spring tenderness, strong natural fragrance and a curled leaf shape that looks dramatically different from flat Longjing.

The style is often described as highly aromatic for green tea. Fresh flowers, soft fruit and spring vegetation can sit above a clean sweet base without the heavy roast of darker teas.

Curled Leaf versus Flat Pan-Fired Longjing

Bi Luo Chun is shaped into curls rather than broad flat blades. Longjing is pressed flat during pan-firing and develops a more obvious toasted-bean and chestnut character. Bi Luo Chun generally feels lighter and more fragrance-driven.

Once placed in water, the curls loosen and expand, creating a delicate cloud of green leaf that is especially attractive in a clear glass.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: spring flowers, sweet grass, tender greens and light fruit.
First sip: bright, clean and gently sweet.
Mid-palate: floral-fruity lift with soft vegetal freshness.
Texture: light, smooth and refreshing.
Finish: clean green sweetness with lingering fragrance.

The Visual Experience of Brewing

In a clear glass, the fine curled leaves begin compact and dark green. As they absorb water, they float, sink and gradually unfurl while the liquor turns pale yellow-green.

This movement is central to the pleasure of Bi Luo Chun. Compared with the flat blade-like movement of Longjing or the dramatic pellet expansion of Tie Guan Yin, Bi Luo Chun looks finer, softer and more delicate in the water.

Traditional Glass Brewing

Tea: 3 grams per 150 ml
Water: 75 to 80 degrees Celsius
First infusion: 60 to 90 seconds
Later infusions: extend gradually
Teaware: tall clear glass or white porcelain gaiwan

Adding water before the leaves can help protect delicate aromatics and gives the curls a graceful sinking-and-opening effect.

How It Differs from Other Chinese Teas

Compared with Longjing: Longjing is flat, nutty and pan-fired. Bi Luo Chun is curled, lighter and more floral-fruity.

Compared with Maojian: Maojian is often straighter and needle-like with a brisker fresh-green profile. Bi Luo Chun is more curled and fragrant.

Compared with Anji Bai Cha: Anji Bai Cha is a green tea known for pale tender leaves and soft sweetness. Bi Luo Chun is generally more curled and perfume-like.

Compared with Tie Guan Yin: Tie Guan Yin is a partially oxidized oolong with greater body, creamy texture and stronger endurance across many infusions. Bi Luo Chun is lighter and more immediately fresh.

Compared with white tea: white tea is primarily withered and dried, giving a softer hay, melon or honey character. Bi Luo Chun is heat-fixed as green tea to preserve fresh spring brightness.

Suzhou Tea Culture

Bi Luo Chun belongs to the refined tea culture of Jiangnan, where spring seasonality, fragrance and the beauty of the leaf in water are central to appreciation. A small tin such as this works well for focused tasting sessions where freshness is prioritized.