Reviews for Lung Ching Dragonwell

I love this green tea. The Lung Ching Dragonwell has a great full flavor. I enjoy the pea like sweetness and a toasty smooth quality. I simply place the beautiful leaves at the bottom of my cup and add water. Continually filling my cup - this is a tea leaf that keeps giving and giving...

This tea has been such a constant companion to me. I've brewed it in so many ways, I feel like I know it inside and out, like an old friend. Hot water brings out that pan-fire toastiness, cooler water more of the vegetal buttery quality. Longer steep, shorter steep - doesn't matter. I love to just toss the leaves in a clear glass and let them float around, gradually unfolding. Sometimes it has a very grounding, mineral taste, like a really great spring water, and leaves you feeling soothed and nourished. Mmm...

I was going to say this is a journeyman's green tea - and it most certainly is emblematic - but it goes beyond that. When properly brewed, LCDW is a green gift; bright and welcoming aroma, warm notes of green tea, and some great little surprises in flavor going down. Definitely one of the best greens around, and w/out trying to sound haughty, I do know my greens (staple of my daily existence since I stopped drinking coffee 15 years ago). Have had friends ask to use LCDW in the occasional Japanese Tea Ceremony, so you gotta know it retains an excellent reputation, and I must say it's a wonderful foil to just about any dessert that wants tea along - heavy or delicate. Enjoy it daily or save for special moments! **** out of *****

The name of this China green tea means Dragon Well, which comes from the legend of the kindly dragon that lives in a local well. In the centuries old tradition, the leaves are hand rolled in a steep-sided pan. This tea is smooth and buttery, with a fresh, green taste and hints of nuts and grains. When I want a green tea that is a bit different, I have a cup of Lung Ching Dragonwell.

Incredibly full bodied for a green tea, Lung Ching Dragonwell delivers a powerfully rich emerald cup time after time. Earthy and herbaceous mellowness is brought to a point by a subtle astringency. Each sip concludes with a wonderful almondy sweet, dry finish. It is a truly luxurious tea that can be enjoyed every day. I fondly call it "Yum" Ching.

Lung Ching Dragonwell has sesame toastiness with a hearty, smooth body that soothes and comforts.

I used to live in the very area that produces the best tea in the world! Every year, around April, time to pick the best tea leaves, tender and juicy, full of big promises. Skilled workers would set up huge woks alongside a mud road and hand roasting these green leaves into wonderful Long Jing Cha (Dragonwell tea). Unlike most of the green teas, it is light, with a taste of sweet corn. and full of aromas! I call them smells of the spring. Thanks to a kind friend who mentioned Peet's Coffee & Tea. It sure brought me home, and the home coming is priceless. for every thing else, there is visa/master card. :-)