Longjing Tea

About Longjing Tea

Longjing tea, also called Dragon Well, is a green-tea direction in perfumery. The tea is known for its flatter leaves and a pan-firing process, which creates a fresher green character accompanied by a softer association with roasted chestnuts. Its botanical and culinary identity provides an aromatic reference for a composed perfume note. A Longjing tea note describes that fragrant impression; it does not by itself identify an extraction method or establish that brewed tea or leaves have been added to a perfume.

Scent Profile

**Fresh green leaves meet a lighter, nutty warmth.** Vegetal and grassy impressions can sit alongside quieter floral detail, while a chestnut-like roasted character softens the greener outline. The direction differs from a darker black-tea impression or a strongly smoky tea accord. Rather than relying entirely on sharp greenness, it can suggest a gentler balance between fresher air around the leaves and a warmer, rounder texture.

Use in Perfumery

In a perfume, Longjing tea can be considered as one way to combine the freshness of green tea with a more toasted aromatic depth. Orris or iris offers a contrast between powderier flowers and greener leaf impressions, while vetiver and cedar provide connections to drier wood. Citrus and coriander can bring a brighter setting around the tea. Softer musk may offer another contrast, allowing the greener character to remain perceptible within a gentler fragrant texture. These pairings describe sensory possibilities rather than a fixed formula.