Dragon Well Tea

A very good tea and it helped reduce my stress levels. These are whole leaves, so you need to crush them, but that is not a big issue. You MUST blanch the tea for 5 seconds and discard the liquid, otherwise, it is bitter as all get out. But they tell you this. The foil packing and clip are a very nice bonus!

This is a very nice Sencha tea. It comes wrapped in a sealed foil package inside a metal tea tin. The lid fits very tightly onto the base of this tea tin, helping to preserve the aroma and freshness of the tea. If tea is not sealed well in an airtight container, it will lose much of these properties quickly. It has a mild, but rich aroma with no aftertaste and certainly no bitterness. It seems to have a mild sweetness of its own. I do like a sweeter tea, and place honey in mine. It makes a very good drink in the morning or throughout the day. Green tea does contain some caffeine, however, usually only about 1/3 of a cup of coffee. Caffeine does not bother me at night and I do drink it into the late evening. If you’re looking for a good Sencha tea, I do recommend this one.

Medium quality, aroma, and taste.

This is a very large amount for the money! I absolutely love this type of green tea. It is smooth & subtle. It took me a while to find the better teas that do not taste like grass. This one is very good!

Looking for some Longjing tea that tastes good enough for large daily consumption but doesn't break the bank. This meets my expectation. Not the best tea but for this price I love it. 5 stars for the Value for money.

Good tea but you need to try it as it is amazing

I have been drinking Dragon Well tea daily for decades so have pretty good sense from experience of what makes for quality tea and what doesn't. The only reason I am seeking new vendor/source for dragonwell is because the San Francisco business I reliably bought from for many many years has fallen on hard times and is going out of business. Not only was their tea top grade, but also shipped quickly, used quality packaging and very affordable for daily use. I usually bought 1.5 lbs. at a time. I have looked everywhere on internet for reasonably priced, quality bulk loose dragon well and didn't realize it would be so challenging, especially when returns on food items is not allowed. The ONLY reason why I bought this brand/source is because of the reviews. And it boggles my mind how so many other buyers thought their tea was great. Granted, not all bought dragonwell tea. But still! Here's list of the many reasons why this tea was SO AWFUL and WASTE OF MONEY. BTW, I used same brewing methods, same filtered water, same water temperature, same storage containers, etc. 1. The most glaring issue for me is the **sharp, repulsive metal taste of the brewed tea.** I seriously question where this vendor sourced their tea in China and whether tea was grown at low elevations near the heavily polluted industrial areas of Zhejiang. It's not just that the taste is repulsive. I am concerned if the tea leaves absorbed through air/soil heavy metals known to be in this region due to the heavy pollution. Heavy metals in sufficient quantities can destroy one's health. 2. The other very noticeable sign/difference to me was that, even with using same quantity of leaves for my morning brew, after 2.5-3 min. of brewing with 90 degree hot filtered water, the **brewed leaves hardly expanded!** It is my understanding from tea experts one possible reason is that leaves don't expand either because they are cheap source or leaves are old. Probably this issue also contributed to awful taste. 3. Packaging is cheap and possibly another reason for metallic taste. I have always kept tea leaves in sealed containers or the zipped black pouches that my regular vendor sent them in. This tea came in box that doesn't seal and inside box flimsy cheap gold aluminum foil. Perhaps another reason why the tea tasted so metallic. I can't even drink the all the brewed tea from these leaves beyond 1-2 days. It may be coincidence but I feel sleepy after I have my 1-2 morning cups of this tea and my throat feels dry/scratchy. It was a total waste of money and I have thrown out tea, even though I have little dragonwell tea from my old stock. SAVE YOUR MONEY!

I took a chance with this tea as I have never had Dragon Well before. But Mom and I love this tea a lot. Caught me by surprise. It’s incredible. I see complaints that their teas came brown and old but mine is green and fresh. We already drank a few cups and can’t stop. Will buy more.