Dragon Well is produced by hand through a 10-part process. It is grown by the side of West Lake in Zhejiang Province. It is distinguished by its beautiful shape, emerald color, scented smell and tending sweet floral character.

In China, mist and fog often compensate for insufficient rainfall, at the same time cloaking the tea gardens with moisture. Tea is produced according to ancient time-tested methods with workers performing all tasks by hand, just like their ancestors. The tea leaves that become Dragon Well are plucked before the Clear Light Festival or at the least before the spring rains have fallen. The choicest come from a part of the mountain called Lion's Peak where plucking takes place before each tender shoot has more than one leaf.

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