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January 13, 2005
Dragonwell
Name: Dragonwell
Kathy's Rating: 6.5/10.0
Company: Tealuxe
Origin of tea: China
Price: $10/50g (1.76oz)
Tea form: Loose green tea.
What they say: A superb grade of Dragonwell tea. One of the most popular grades of tea anywhere. Excellent aroma with a light body make this a desirable green tea.
Preparation method: Pour slightly below boiling water over tea. Steep for 3 minutes.
Review: Lung Ching (which literally translates to 'lung' - dragon, 'ching' - well) green tea is very famous in Chinese tea history. Probably, most dragonwell tea originates from the West Lake region of China. Back in December I posted a review of TenRen's Dragonwell. Today, I brewed TenRen's Dragonwell again, in order to compare with Tealuxe's Dragonwell.
One thing I noticed when the leaves started unfurling - TenRen Dragonwell tea leaves are less broken than Tealuxe's. In addition, the color of the tea leaves is a nice green for TenRen's Dragonwell, whereas, for Tealuxe's Dragonwell, the leaves are yellowish. The color of the liquid is about the same in both brews. The taste of TenRen's Dragonwell is somewhat more articulate and clean. Tealuxe's Dragonwell tastes a bit muddy, compared to TenRen's Dragonwell. So, that said, I liked both brews, but felt that Tealuxe's Dragonwell was about one point below TenRen's quality rating. Thus, I gave this tea a 6.5/10.0.
Posted by Kathy at January 13, 2005 11:28 PM