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Christina / BooksandTea drank Imperial Dragon Well Tea From Hangzhou * Long Jing Tea by Yunnan Sourcing

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I drank this twice, actually, but this morning it was a sipdown. Thanks to Ubacat for sharing!

I first drank this a few weeks ago after I finished reading Steles of the Sky by Elizabeth Bear – because it contains a dragon that lives in a lake, and they actually call the location in question “Lung Ching”. Hooray for second-world fantasy series that aren’t set in Europe!

I finished it off today because I finally published my review of the Eternal Sky series, of which Steles of the Sky is the conclusion. Review at: http://booksandtea.ca/2015/08/book-review-the-eternal-sky-trilogy-by-elizabeth-bear/

The tea itself is pleasant and nutty, and produced a really pale liquor despite oversteeping. No astringency, which was nice. However, dragonwell teas don’t really ring my bell – I just figured it would be the perfect tea to commemorate this book/series.

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Updated March 2016:

I’m a writer and editor who’s fallen in love with loose-leaf tea. I’ve also set up a site for tea reviews at http://www.booksandtea.ca – an excellent excuse to keep on buying and trying new blends. There will always be more to discover!

In the meantime, since joining Steepster in January 2014, I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on my likes and dislikes

Likes: Raw/Sheng pu’erh, sobacha, fruit flavours, masala chais, jasmine, mint, citrus, ginger, Ceylons, Chinese blacks, rooibos.

Dislikes (or at least generally disinclined towards): Hibiscus, rosehip, chamomile, licorice, lavender, really vegetal green teas, shu/ripe pu’erh.

Things I generally decide on a case-by-case basis: Oolong, white teas.

Still need to do my research on: matcha

I rarely score teas anymore, but if I do, here’s the system I follow:

100-85: A winner!
84-70: Pretty good. This is a nice, everyday kind of tea.
69-60: Decent, but not up to snuff.
59-50: Not great. Better treated as an experiment.
49-0: I didn’t like this, and I’m going to avoid it in the future. Blech.

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