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Lushan Yunwu (Cloud and Mist of Mt. Lu)
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Lushan Yunwu (Cloud and Mist of Mt. Lu)

Lú Shān Yún Wù · 庐山云雾 (廬山雲霧)

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Lushan Yunwu — "Cloud and Mist of Mt. Lu" — is a green tea grown at high altitude on Mt. Lu in northern Jiangxi. Tea cultivation here is documented from the Han dynasty (202 BCE – 220 CE); monks are said to have planted the original bushes. Under the Song dynasty (960–1279) it became a tribute tea. The mountain's near-permanent cloud cover gives the tea its name and the cool diffused-light conditions that concentrate amino acids — the chemical basis of the cup's signature sweetness and long aftertaste.

Quick facts

Region
Mt. Lu (Lushan)
Harvest year
2025
Harvest season
early-spring
Elevation
800 m

Brewing

Leaf
3.0 g / 100 ml
Water
80°C
Rinse
no
Gongfu steeps (s)
25, 35, 50, 75
Western (min)
2.5

Tolerates slightly longer steeps than other delicate greens because of the high-altitude, slow-grown leaf. Glass brewing shows the silver pekoe ("yin pekoe") clearly.

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Tasting notes

Aroma
orchid, sweet hay, fresh chestnut
Flavor
delicate, sweet, brisk, mineral
Mouthfeel
silky
Finish
long, lingering sweet

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