Black Dragon Pearls from Adagio Teas

Black Dragon Pearls

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Cocoa, Hay, Honey, Leather, Chocolate, Earth, Apricot, Bread, Malt, Smooth, Caramel, Cedar, Cream, Mineral, Orange, Pine, Plum, Raisins, Roasted Nuts, Smoke, Toast, Vanilla, Dark Bittersweet, Scotch, Wheat
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Loose Leaf, Sachet
Caffeine
High
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Michael
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 30 sec 4 g 11 oz / 322 ml

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  • “Thanks to Lena for sharing this with me! First off, the dry leaves (balls) smell like someone sprinkled cocoa on them… not my cat but rather the baking powder. Really surprising. I had a little...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Now something unsweet to get me back on track. I first encountered Black Dragon Pearls at Teavana years ago. I fell in love with them. So yummy, so malty, so chocolatey, so good. I was addicted....” Read full tasting note
  • “Backlogging from last night. I tried adding milk to this tea but it pretty much killed the rich, earthy, cocoa-y flavour of the tea, just leaving behind the tanin-y/smokey flavour (I think it’s...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I still consider myself to be new to the tea game. Now that Steepster has me reading all of your wonderfulness, I find myself googling things [or binging things – I’m an equal-opportunity search...” Read full tasting note
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From Adagio Teas

Hailing from the Yunnan province, this black tea version of the popular Dragon Pearl is naturally sweet and smooth with a touch of earthiness. Comprised of only the highest quality leaves and buds, expertly rolled into a large pearl-like shape. Subtle cocoa notes whisper gently as each pearl unfurls delivering a superior tea experience not to be missed.

About Adagio Teas View company

Adagio Teas has become one of the most popular destinations for tea online. Its products are available online at www.adagio.com and in many gourmet and health food stores.

186 Tasting Notes

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I’ve had this tea twice now and each time I steeped the “balls” twice. I love this tea. In my opinion, its a good quality black tea that adds a hint of something, maybe the cocoa? All I know is when I finish this sample I will definately be buying a larger quantity of it and am sharing it with some friends. To see if they feel the same way about the tea as I do.
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12 tasting notes

Malty and chocolatey with decent body and an earthy character. Very smooth.
Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec
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24 tasting notes

This tea is delicious, especially with milk/sugar. It has a sort of almost-but-not-quite cocoa taste to it.
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Boiling 5 min, 0 sec
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It’s certainly entertaining. But the taste is nothing special.
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Boiling 5 min, 0 sec
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23 tasting notes

This tea is a wonderful black tea that is smooth with chocolate notes. I use 3 pearls per pot and that does well.
Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec
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I found this to be a very smooth black tea, that you could brew for a long period of time without adding bitter notes, and it is also good for at least 2 or 3 brewing sessions.
Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 5 min, 0 sec
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59 tasting notes

This is my second cup of this tea. First time, I used 4 balls. This time, I went with 5. The flavor is definitely better, more intense with 5, but it doesn’t seem remarkably complex. Maybe my slightly-congested nose is masking some subtle notes, though.

Steeped 6 minutes at 212°F. Prepared in Adagio IngenuiTEA teapot.
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I really enjoyed this. Reminds me of a smooth, clean, earl grey, without any substantial after taste or scent. I used two pearls, but I think one would be plenty for my taste in weak tea. I also assumed I could steep this without a filter, but the pearls unfurled completely and I got a mouth full of leaves.
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18 tasting notes

I love the complexity of this tea. There’s a wonderful earthy flavor with gorgeous dark chocolate undertones. Mmmm. A hint of milk and sugar and I’m in heaven.
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19 tasting notes

Smooth, mellow. Late morning pot.

20 oz Bodum Classic tea press. 4 pearls.
Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 5 min, 0 sec
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