![]() Many black teas have a great taste and a relaxing effect, but there are some that go beyond, like Red Dragon, and sit with a warmth in the chest for many minutes after the tea has been drunk. This body-sensation is one of the watermarks for high-level teas. I’m immediately revitalised and the sensation culminates in my solar plexus a few minutes after drinking. It has a clean and light tannin development that is void of bitterness. This is followed by the more familiar note of chocolate-coated Turkish delight that I’ve come to love from other Yunnan black teas. You can imagine biting into the white flesh of the fruit as you taste this. It is incredibly smooth on the tongue, and the first flavour to appear is lychee. The chocolate aroma is amplified, and is not dissimilar to smelling hot chocolate simmering on a stove. Not all teas have a strong smell that flows from the liquor to the air, but this certainly does and invites your nose for a closer smell. This tea also carries its smell during the pour from glass pot to gong dao bei. This tea is not shy about its smell, and is so addictive you could spend all day smelling it.Īs soon as the dry leaf touches the pre-heated pot these smells are amplified. It races forth from the packet to meet your nose. On the dry leaf there’s the unmistakable aroma of a Yunnan black tea that of dried fruits and chocolate. Medium sized twisted black leaves, gold tips and a smattering of rusty red leaves. Over a two year period the processing of the tea was honed and perfected with the help of Jing to create the tea they now sell: Red Dragon. This particular tea is a Jing exclusive, created through a partnership with the source tea garden in China. I’ve gone through two thirds of my 50g bag already so finally sat down to give it a detailed tasting before I drink it all. I had to buy it and give it a full review. As I mentioned before, in my post about Fenq Qing Black, I’ve had a criminal neglect of Chinese Black teas this year. I had the pleasure of trying this tea during my visit to Jing, which I wrote about in my previous blog post. More Info/Buy this tea here: Red Dragon.
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