Everyday Shi Feng Long Jing aka Pre Ming-Qing Long Jing aka dragonwell from jingteashop.com.
Lots of leaf and rather short infusion times are yielding tasty brews.
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Just had a cup and it was very tasty and the aroma is great too.
Everyday Shi Feng Long Jing aka Pre Ming-Qing Long Jing aka dragonwell from jingteashop.com.
Lots of leaf and rather short infusion times are yielding tasty brews.
Today it was some West Lake Dragonwell that I got from a local Asian grocer. It has some camphor to it, along with an astringency. Also there's a slight mouth feel similar to what I get from an oolong. I like this stuff! I intend to include some in the tea pass when I ship it in a couple of days.
I'm drinking it now. With the astringency and camphor, I found this to be remarkably sheng-esque for a dragonwell. That makes for a very odd sensation.
Morning tea was 2009 Fukamashi Sencha from Kagoshima from umami-chaya on ebay.
I know squat about japanese teas. I looked up brewing recommendations and got all sorts of weirdness. It tasted like grass.
Also, *** are the Japanese thinking when they mangle the leaves like this? I mean, shredded leaves?! Srsly.
What are your brewing parameters? Fukamushi means heavily steamed which breaks down the leaves into finer particles. You have to go a little easier on the leaf or brew times with it.
This was my first attempt at this tea but I just don't think I care about japanese teas. Between sheng and all the oolongs I have plenty of finicky teas that are really going to make me earn my cup.
From a little grocery store on Mott St. in Chinatown, NYC --
"Dragon Well" green on the right (unspecified Pu-erh on the left).
I got my start in teas at my local asian grocery. In general they have some of the worst quality...mostly because the can't move the product so they don't carry quality tea. That puerh will probably be okay...but not a good example. That dragonwell looks just plain bad. Greens are the most fragile of teas. That one looks old and stored in a clear bag....so don't use it as a benchmark for how dragonwell tastes. You should look into some of the good ebay vendors for that. Consider checking netsurfr's store for some good quality puerh.