Dragon Well Green Tea

Tea Type: Green

Temperature: 175 - 185 Degrees

Steeping Time: 2 to 3 Minutes

Liquor Color: Light/Medium

Flavor Notes: *Slightly Sweet & Vegetal

Product of Adagio Teas

Dragon Well green tea from Adagio Teas is a little more expensive than the other loose green tea offered, but for the extra few bucks remains worth it.

Dragon Well is a famous and well-known Chinese green tea that is sold throughout the world, as well as the internet, and Adagio has a nice version of this tea.

Their tea has a nice warm balance of sweetness, vegetal notes, and almost a hint of earthy nuances. It is not overwhelming at all and is a perfect medium-bodied green tea. It does not leave much of an aftertaste (so long as steeped correctly), and each sip rewards the palate with the same flavor.

As the tea cools, it may get just a little stronger, but it is still very enjoyable!

This tea is pretty straight-forward to prepare. Heat water to an almost boiling point, let it simmer a few seconds, then pour and steep the leaves in a large infuser (so the leaves have room) for about 3 minutes in 180 degree water. Be sure not to over steep or else it may develop a sort of "dry" taste. Never add boiling water!

The tea receives good customer ratings on Adagio's site with a lot of folks favoring this variety over the other loose green tea sold there.

Dragon Well green tea is a good "medium ground" tea for newcomers to the green type since it remains somewhat on the mild side and will not overwhelm folks with a strong grassy taste yet rewards the palate with many subtle flavor notes.

This tea, also known as "Lung Ching" originates from a legend where a dragon once resided in a lair at a local spring in the Chinese village of Dragon Well which the tea was later named after.

I sometimes refer to it as the Chinese version of Sencha Japanese tea since their leaves share a similar broad flat shape. However, the major differences between the two are that the leaves of Sencha are smaller, darker, and produce a much more greenish-yellow and stronger vegetal cup.

Dragon Well Green Tea - Available at Adagio Teas