For you Chinese fans.. Anyone have a *decent* Dragonwell/ long jing/lung ching that doesnt break the bank?
i was looking at...
teas etc Dragon Well pre-Qing Ming First Grade
or
tea cuppa's Xi Hu Long Jing Green Tea
or
Dragon Tea House Superfine Long Jing
Help anyone?
sorry..dont think im allowed to post the actual links yet..
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I would look at teasprings's offerings as well, I usually turn to them for my chinese greens if my local source doesn't have something. I've been enjoying my latest shipment of chinese greens from them all week. haven't busted open the dragonwell yet, but their regular long jing was very good for the price last year. this year I splurged and got the lion.
my current favorite long jing is from a local shop here in seattle called 'New Century Tea Gallery'. It's their Westlake King, but it does not fit in the catagory 'doesn't break the bank' at ~ $14/oz.
ps. If you are feeling rich and are curious what sort of long jing tenuki likes I would recommend calling NCTG to order rather than using their website.
my current favorite long jing is from a local shop here in seattle called 'New Century Tea Gallery'. It's their Westlake King, but it does not fit in the catagory 'doesn't break the bank' at ~ $14/oz.
ps. If you are feeling rich and are curious what sort of long jing tenuki likes I would recommend calling NCTG to order rather than using their website.
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Yeah, TeaSpring's are quite nice. I have tried almost everyone they offered befored taking a bit of a break for Chinese greens, but still Long Jing is a perenial fave of mine.
It really depends on what you are looking for in a LJ. The Chinese seem to favor a lighter higher grade version that is more veggie to floral. Westerners often favor lower grades that may be more nutty or grainy.
Most of the high end ones from TS are the former while the standard grade one is the latter.
You gotta love the beauty of a high grade leaf set, stunning!!!!
It really depends on what you are looking for in a LJ. The Chinese seem to favor a lighter higher grade version that is more veggie to floral. Westerners often favor lower grades that may be more nutty or grainy.
Most of the high end ones from TS are the former while the standard grade one is the latter.
You gotta love the beauty of a high grade leaf set, stunning!!!!
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I bought a normal Grade Lung Ching from a local tea store a few days ago for about 8,2$/3.5oz. It is sweet and fruity, very delicious.
And today I have received a sample of "China Zhejiang Lung Ching Grade I" from a Internet shop for about 16$/3.5oz. which taste kinda smoky I would say.
I'm very new to tea but it is very obvious by quality of the leaves that the second one has a higher quality, but from flavor and fragrance I would choose the first
To cut a long story short ("Long speech short conclusion" would be the German direct translation translation
) I would suggest to order some small quantities ofdifferent grades and check which one fits you best. Maybe you like a cheaper one better.
And today I have received a sample of "China Zhejiang Lung Ching Grade I" from a Internet shop for about 16$/3.5oz. which taste kinda smoky I would say.
I'm very new to tea but it is very obvious by quality of the leaves that the second one has a higher quality, but from flavor and fragrance I would choose the first
To cut a long story short ("Long speech short conclusion" would be the German direct translation translation
) I would suggest to order some small quantities ofdifferent grades and check which one fits you best. Maybe you like a cheaper one better. Feb 25th, '09, 15:03
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Another thing that bears mentioning about Long Jing grades... The higher grade long jings seem to be more finicky to brew parameters than the lower grade ones for some reason in my experience.
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I have two from Seven Cups (Da Fo Long Jing, Shi Feng Long Jing) and am happy with both. Like Chip mentioned, the higher grade has a more herbaceous taste and the lower grade has more of a nutty flavor. It's taken me some time to acclimate to the higher-grade version, but I've come to appreciate it.
I recently got a sample of Ding Gu Da Fang from TeaSpring and have been jokingly calling it the poor man's dragon well. It's a lot like a dragon well but a little easier to understand... fewer undernotes to figure out. It makes a good, less expensive alternative if you like a Long Jing with more of a nutty taste.
I recently got a sample of Ding Gu Da Fang from TeaSpring and have been jokingly calling it the poor man's dragon well. It's a lot like a dragon well but a little easier to understand... fewer undernotes to figure out. It makes a good, less expensive alternative if you like a Long Jing with more of a nutty taste.
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wow..thanks for all the suggestions..keep em coming! I havent seen enough posts on Dragonwells or chinese greens here since it seems the Japanese are much more popular now. dont get me wrong ..I enjoy both!
I guess ive never really had a high grade dragonwell so my experiences have been probably ones more on the nutty flavored side which i do enjoy but methinks i may have to spring for at least a sample of some higher end stuff! Maybe i will wait til later this spring for that though right?
ive had a few batches of ten ren/ ten tea's dragonwell plus some from a local shop here that really couldnt tell me much about it (obviously not a great shop i guess). looking at the pictures of the leaf from higher grade ones from shops online it doesnt appear to be high grade either..plus the cost wasnt much either.
anyone had any experiences with amazing-green-tea's stuff? I asked about it before but i dont think i got any replies.. its just one i ran across when searching and it seemed interesting...the jilpin grade anyway the king was real pricey
I guess ive never really had a high grade dragonwell so my experiences have been probably ones more on the nutty flavored side which i do enjoy but methinks i may have to spring for at least a sample of some higher end stuff! Maybe i will wait til later this spring for that though right?
ive had a few batches of ten ren/ ten tea's dragonwell plus some from a local shop here that really couldnt tell me much about it (obviously not a great shop i guess). looking at the pictures of the leaf from higher grade ones from shops online it doesnt appear to be high grade either..plus the cost wasnt much either.
anyone had any experiences with amazing-green-tea's stuff? I asked about it before but i dont think i got any replies.. its just one i ran across when searching and it seemed interesting...the jilpin grade anyway the king was real pricey
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woozl wrote:Wait for the new....
Won't have to wait long, Teaspring's Xu Fu Long Ya as well as a couple others are already listed as 09 spring first flush.
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The Ding Gu Da Fang should be tried by every LJ afficionado! It is more nutty and earthy than high grade LJ, and is a lot like the lesser grades, it is quite enjoyable and an easy brewer.ErikaM wrote:I have two from Seven Cups (Da Fo Long Jing, Shi Feng Long Jing) and am happy with both. Like Chip mentioned, the higher grade has a more herbaceous taste and the lower grade has more of a nutty flavor. It's taken me some time to acclimate to the higher-grade version, but I've come to appreciate it.
I recently got a sample of Ding Gu Da Fang from TeaSpring and have been jokingly calling it the poor man's dragon well. It's a lot like a dragon well but a little easier to understand... fewer undernotes to figure out. It makes a good, less expensive alternative if you like a Long Jing with more of a nutty taste.
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Thanks everyone for the Dragonwell and Chinese green info I can't wait to try some. Especially the Ding Gu Da Fang because I thought about trying it but couldn't find any info on it.
My biggest concern about buying tea in the spring is the price. Does the price change throughout the season or stay the same? Will it be more expensive in spring than winter?
Im just trying to look around the web for good prices but if the prices change then Im wasteing my time. I want to have an idea before going into buying season.
My biggest concern about buying tea in the spring is the price. Does the price change throughout the season or stay the same? Will it be more expensive in spring than winter?
Im just trying to look around the web for good prices but if the prices change then Im wasteing my time. I want to have an idea before going into buying season.