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Reviewer: A tea Drinker, MUNDELEIN ,IL
September 17, 2009
A very pleasant and different green tea. Leaves look more like pine needles. There are no little fragments. It's all solid leaves. The fragrance is very refreshing and I actually feel a relaxing buzz after drinking it. Even after you leave the bag out for a second infusion next to other green teas, you can distinguish the difference. While most other green teas basically stink after laying out for a while, to me this one smells very fresh. To really taste any tea, I learned to rinse my mouth real well prior to drinking. Better yet, brush your tongue.
Reviewer: Richard , Goldman , Brookline ,MA
November 30, 2008
Subtle. Pleasant 'nut-like' aroma (which is the tea's best characteristic), and a subtle nutty taste. A finicky brew. Keep that water below 180ºF. Don't skimp on the leaves -- and brew AT LEAST 2 minutes -- and another 15-30 seconds would probably help. For the refined, relaxed palate. I'm neither sufficiently refined nor relaxed.
Reviewer: RENATO N , SUMERA , Las Vegas ,NV
October 03, 2007
I noted the sweet, rose-like tea fragrance eminating from the freshly steeped cup of hot tea. The smooth, sweet-like flavors of this tea assured me why this remains my favorite variety of tea in the planet. Each sip from the cup developed into a zen-like enjoyment of tea flavors minus any hints of vegetation, although over-steeping could bring out the tannic monster within. This was the variety of tea that pushed me away from the Japanese, Taiwan, Formosa strains. I always find myself burying my nose and inhaling the aromas wafting from the tea cannister after each scoop prior to preparation. Yes, I get this way after each cup.
Reviewer: Donald , Backos , Denver ,CO
December 06, 2005
This is one of my favorite greens offered on specialteas.com, definite similarities to a fine lung ching, but with certain key differences. This is a slightly sweeter tea, with a bit more of a pronounced nut flavor, and a hint of something else almost like cinnamon or allspice. One of the few greens I like to drink in the winter, spring blossom pekoe being the other. You have to use enough leaves to get the full effect, try at least two full teaspoons per six ounce cup, and don't be afraid of using more.
Reviewer: T-bone,
If you like Dragon Well this one is absolutely beautiful. I am almost loathed to leave positive feedback as it will probably mean that there'll be less for me.
Reviewer: Neal W. Williams,
This is one of the nicest Lung Ching teas I've ever tasted. It's decidedly more fragrant than most other teas of this type.
