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LuckyMe drank Shi Feng Dragonwell Black Tea by Verdant Tea

676 tasting notes

Spring 2020 harvest.

This tea reminds me of why I need to drink black tea more often. Lots of luscious chocolatey goodness here. Rich dark chocolate aroma and flavor with a light malty sweetness. Most of the chocolate fades upon resteep yet still retains a nice honeyed flavor. Quite similar to Verdant’s standard Laoshan Black but with a little more depth.

Flavors: Dark Chocolate, Honey, Malt

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Martin Bednář
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What, a black dragonwell? But it sounds so tasty!

LuckyMe
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Definitely, the name alone enticed me. It’s good but doesn’t quite match measure up to it’s greener sibling.

Martin Bednář
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I never had fresh dragonwell, so I can’t tell; but this is certainly sometrhing I would give a try for sure.

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Martin Bednář
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What, a black dragonwell? But it sounds so tasty!

LuckyMe
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Definitely, the name alone enticed me. It’s good but doesn’t quite match measure up to it’s greener sibling.

Martin Bednář
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I never had fresh dragonwell, so I can’t tell; but this is certainly sometrhing I would give a try for sure.

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My Rating Criteria:

95 to 100: Top shelf stuff. Loved this tea and highly recommend it

90 to 94: Excellent. Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase

80 to 89: Good but not great. I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects. I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again

70 to 79: Average at best. Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again

60 to 69: Sub-par. Low quality tea, barely palatable

59 and below: Bleh

Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas. My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs. That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.

For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion. I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard. After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me. I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

Other non-tea interests include: cooking, reading, nature, philosophy, MMA, traveling when I can, and of course putzing around on the interwebs.

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