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Two Dragon Wells from Teavivre
I’ve been going through some of my older teas and
trying to make room for new ones and discovered two nearly empty canisters of Dragonwell
from Teavivre that I remember enjoying. So in the interest of making room for
new teas I decided the only logical thing to do is to revisit them.
Normally when I am sampling new teas I have a short
gongfu session, since I already tried these before I am going to forgo that and
go straight into western brewing. For my first infusion I brewed at 185℉ for four minutes. Immediately
I tasted a buttery vegetal flavor, somewhere between spinach and kale, a very
dark leafy flavor. There were slight orchid undertones to it, I imagine if I didn’t
brew the tea for so long this orchid taste would not be masked by the vegetal
taste as much. The aroma was quite pleasant, a little bit grassy and a little floral.
For my second infusion I brewed at 195℉ for six minutes. This
time the buttery taste was not as strong and mellowed out, and it was still
vegetal, but considerably sweeter than the last infusion. The aroma was grassy
rather than floral this time. While I could brew the leaves a third time even
though every infusion feels like it is sapping everything from the leaves.
I am in love with this long jing since I can just
keep rebrewing more and more; this is a very generous tea and certainly
can be an everyday type of tea.
For my first infusion I brewed at 185℉ for four minutes. This time the tea was
very creamy, a little artichoke, a strong nutty overtone and a pleasant unami aspect.
The aroma was very grassy, but not overpowering the nutty scent. I was quite
fond of this infusion while not as sweet as the Premium Dragonwell, it felt
more balanced.
For my next
infusion I brewed at 195℉
for six minutes. This time the flavor was nuttier than anything else, although I
could still taste the artichoke in it, but it was not as pronounced. The aroma
was even lovelier then the last; this time it smelled more like roasted
chestnuts then a general nutty smell.
I have enjoyed both
long jings, but I am fonder of the Premium version than the Organic Superfine
version, even though the Organic felt more balanced, the Premium had some nice
contrasting flavors. It was floral yet grassy, and lingered more so then the
Organic. While I do enjoy the Organic Superfine Dragonwell, it felt more like a
palate cleanser, especially since it stayed nutty.
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