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“Don’t have a clue whether this is a spring or autumn picking anymore…. but it’s tasty. Anyways, farewell for a while, most likely… life is too busy for this stuff right now! This is all the tea...” Read full tasting note
“This tea came in my last order from Verdant – at times the traditional dragonwells seem a little light on flavor for me but I have always enjoyed the Laoshan greens I got from Verdant. 1st steep:...” Read full tasting note
“SIPDOWN! I figured I really need to start drinking some of my verdant samples since i know i’ll be placing another order in the near future (well month or so). I still enjoy this one, though I’m...” Read full tasting note
“Well … here I am about to try my first steep of this tea – thanks to Chado for getting me to rescue it from my cabinet! I often set aside by “better” teas as if I am afraid I may never get my hands...” Read full tasting note
Vibrant green, creamy sweet, and delicately grassy, this green tea was produced from leaves grown on the Taoist Holy Mountain, Laoshan. This mountain is so far North that the tea shares many flavor qualities with fine Japanese Gyokuro, since the leaves are allowed to grow in the shade of mist from the ocean, less than a mile away. Almost impossible to make bitter, and great in a gaiwan, pot or thermos, this tea will make you rethink what Dragonwell style teas have to offer. The leaves spring back to life and dance in the cup, most being a set of one or two leaves and an attached delicate bud.
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Well this was different! …As compared to my previous dragonwell experience. I scored this sample from my Verdant Tea order and immediately gravitated toward it. Full leaves bloom in my ingenuiTEA and i got it to my mug in 3 minutes. It produced this beautiful golden tea with a greenish hint.
First sip was grassy, which is a new sensation to me. This is the first time i get what it means to have a vegital taste. A great smooth finish, almost creamy! Looking forward to a second steep of this!
Second steep: Whoa, got locked in a conversation and steeped this for about 9 minutes! Not bitter at all, and less “grassy” taste. Beautiful gold color was retained. Still delicious!
Third steep: Sheese, forgot this one too. But apparently it is impossible to over steep. Wonderful flavor, matching the second steep. It did not diminish at all. By the way, the leaves are full and beautiful.
Before drinking it I was not suspecting the quality and depth of this tea that I would soon experience. The first taste was a explosion of juicy sweet grass and rich rosy cream. It was extremely satisfying and gave me a boost of energy, clearing out my mind. The looseleaf tea alone is a piece of art; Green and bursting with life, this tea is a perfect pick for a boost of energy and inspiration on a boring day.
Smells like fresh, raw greens in the bag. On steeping, it almost smells like cinnamon or some other kind of spice. The taste I am getting is mostly vegetal, but more in a smooth, smokey roasted vegetable way than the typical boiled greens or grassy way one sometimes gets out of green teas. I think people that don’t usually care for green teas would probably like this one.
I do love this tea brewed hot, but being a resident of one of the more warm and humid regions of the US, I really need to recommend cold-brewing this tea. What I’ve done is to take pinch or two of leaves and put them in a mason jar with spring water and leave them covered (foil, saran wrap, something non-permeable) in the fridge overnight. Heating the water before adding is unnecessary. You end up with the best cold green tea you’ve ever had the next morning, and you can keep the leaves and do the same thing the next day with similar results. Add a pinch or two more and dilute if you want to entertain more guests. Fifteen years ago I’d probably cut your grass for free if this stuff was available for refreshment – it’s really that good.
My friend Chris got this tea for his bottomless cup at verdant. I traded with him on the third steep to try it. It was a gentle green, very delicately vegetal with a buttery-like richness without tasting buttery if that makes sense. He said the first steep was quite sweet as well. I’m usually not one for greens, but I liked this one quite a lot!
Flavors: Grass
And with this steep, my Verdant Tea cherry has been popped! Thank you very much to aisling of tea and De for this sample (again, I’m amazed at the huuuge variety of samples they gave to me about a week and a half ago).
I’ve had a few other Dragon Well teas now, and while there are some similarities in flavour profile between those and this tea from Verdant, Verdant’s tea has an unusual sweetness lurking in both the dry leaf and the brewed liquor.
It’s not a juicy or fruity kind of sweetness. It’s not even a sharp, candy-like sweetness. Instead, it’s….soft. You’re not going to believe this, but I swear to god I’m getting hints of baby powder in this tea. How pleasantly weird!
The liquor itself is a nice deep greenish-brown. Based on some previous notes and comments left from others, I erred on the side of extra leaf for this brew. I used 3 good pinches of leaf, and I don’t regret it.
Now, I have a few other Verdant teas I need to try, but I’m definitely going to steep this a second time to see how it changes flavour.
