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Ming Qian Dragonwell Panan 2011 from Red Blossom Tea Company

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Ming Qian Dragonwell Panan 2011

Green Tea by Red Blossom Tea Company

From the same family who grew and produced the Panan Supreme, and from the same Pan’an region of central Zhejiang. Our Ming Qian Dragonwell Panan comes from a tea garden located 800 meters above sea level (2600 feet), crafted using the same organic farming methods as our Panan Supreme, but using a cultivar named #43. Those who know their Dragonwells would recognize the cultivar as one that takes well in higher elevation, colder tea gardens.

Hand-picked late March 2011, and pan-fired by hand by a tea craftsman whose family has been crafting Dragonwell of this quality for three generations.

Made in the style of Xihu Dragonwells: clean, crisp light pan-firing that emphasizes the sweetness and floral characteristics of the tea leaf. Sweet, fruity nose, hint of nuttiness, smooth.

3 Tasting Notes

Chris Wilhite
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Chris Wilhite 4 tasting notes

My first thought: syrup. Excellent tea from Red Blossom.

It has been exactly six months since this tea was harvested. Amazingly, it still has that sweet syrup milkiness that it had when I had first tasted it in May. This is what dragonwell is supposed to taste like. I cannot wait until next spring’s harvest.

From tea tasting 7/3/11. Andrew, Lori, Sue, Chris, Matt
Scallops, vegetable soup, salty, vibrant, thick, syrup

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