Noble Dragon (2023)
Flavor Notes: roasted chestnut, cut hay
Our 2023 Noble Dragon represents the highest quality Green Tea picked in the ideal time: that first flush of Spring before the Qingming Festival in Zhejiang Province, ensuring these leaves are from the freshest picking of the season. The leaves are “Imperial Grade” and have been picked, sun-withered, and pan-roasted with absolute precision, creating a beautiful Dragon Well tea in both leaf and liquor.
Noble Dragon comes from a temperate, overcast, and rainy climate, which softens and sweetens the tea. Notes of roasted chestnut and butter pair beautifully with the vegetal notes and a slight sweet, while the cooler temperature of the water brings out Noble Dragon’s luxurious mouth feel. This soft and fragrant tea will last for many infusions.
Like other Green Tea, Noble Dragon is high in catechins and helps detoxify the body while improving brain function. Noble Dragon will wake you and inspire you — a full tea session is best for the morning or a pick-me-up later in the day.
During the final dynasty of China, the Kangxi Emperor designated Dragon Well Tea as a Gong Cha — Imperial Tea. Still to this day, Dragon Well continues to be an important part of Chinese tea culture. Our Noble Dragon is the very best Dragon Well tea you’ll find.
