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LuckyMe drank Mrs. Li's Shi Feng Dragonwell Green Tea by Verdant Tea

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This is the 3rd dragonwell I’ve had this week, the other two being Teavivre and Yunnan Sourcing. All 3 had very different flavor profiles:

Verdant – sweet with a hint of fruitiness
Teavivre – fresh and grassy
Yunnan: – vegetal with more astringency

This was definitely the sweetest dragonwell of the bunch and had an interesting fruitiness that tasted weirdly enough like banana. After the 2nd infusion, the fruity notes begin to fade as the tea takes on a smooth, more vegetal flavor.

Of the three dragonwell I sampled, I preferred Teavivre as it brewed the cleanest and most balanced cup.

Thank you to Equusfell for sending me a bit of this to try!

Flavors: banana, Vegetal

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175 °F / 79 °C 0 min, 30 sec 2 g 4 OZ / 118 ML

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I’m a sucker for naturally sweet teas! No wonder I feel like I’ve been spoiled by the Verdant dragonwell.

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I’m a sucker for naturally sweet teas! No wonder I feel like I’ve been spoiled by the Verdant dragonwell.

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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 years ago, and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and a few flavored teas. My tea epiphany came a few years ago when I discovered jade oolongs. That was the gateway drug to the world of fine tea and teaware.

With the exception of a handful of lightly scented teas, I drink mostly straight tea. 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 are beginning to grow on me. I’ve dipped my toe into a few puerhs now but it’s still relatively new territory for me. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

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