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Dragonwell

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Description

Green tea from the Chinese village of Dragon Well (Lung Ching in local parlance). Dragon Well tea has a distinguished shape. Its leaves are broad and flat, a result of laborious drying. There is something to show for this hard work: Dragon Well tea is refreshingly smooth, sweet and delicate, among the very best of Chinese greens. Our 'Dragon Well Requiem' is a First Grade version of this truly sublime tea.

Story

Dragon Well name derives from a local spring that legend has it is the lair of a dragon. Also known as Lung Ching, it is the best known of China's green teas, justifiably so. It had been presented as tribute to many generations of Chinese emperors, and was the tea served to Richard Nixon in his memorable encounter with Mao Tse-tung. In local parlance, it is praised for its "four uniques": jade color, vegetative aroma, mellow chestnut flavor and singular shape.

Customer Reviews

 | Negative: 23
 | Neutral: 46
Positive: 304
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Katherine C.
Aug 31st '10

"Excellent as always, this is one of my favorite teas. It is falvorful but not too vegetal, the perfect green tea."
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Genevieve E.
Aug 26th '10

"No too strong, but really lovely. It's a good alternative to Gyokuro if you are burning out on Gyokuro. It's a little lower key, but just as good!!"
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Mary S.
Aug 21st '10

"Leaves a little bitter taste a pretty good tea. Not my first or second favorite tea, but if those are not available, I'll turn to this by default. "
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Star T.
Aug 19th '10

"Dragonwell is a pretty decent green tea, its not quite as strong as I like my green tea but it is good. "
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Casey K.
Aug 18th '10

"A good easy to drink tea with nice flavor. You can't go wrong with this tea. It is a staple green tea to have b/c when you aren't sure what mood of green tea you are in-you can always go with this one."
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Scott S.
Aug 11th '10

"Not my favorite. it is just ok and kind of a weaker taste."

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