Dragon Scale White Tea 50gr

Dragon Scale White Tea comes from a very rare wild variety: the very young shoots of this tea, picked directly from the branch of the plant, have purplish tips that resemble dragon scales. This tea offers incredible flavors and aromas of rose and lychee. It is rich in antioxidants and minerals due to the high quality of early spring shoots and due to anthocyanin, a natural pigment that makes the shoots purple.

Tasting – Sight and smell

Dragon Scale white tea consists of wood-like-textured buds plucked directly from the branch, with numerous green and silvery scales that fade to a bright purple-pink. Once infused, they give off delicate, floral aromas reminiscent of rose, fruity hints of lychee and tropical fruits, and hints of green wood. The liquor in the cup is a very pale yellow, almost transparent and very clear.

Tasting Notes

GONG FU CHA

The first infusion of Dragon Scale white tea is smooth on the palate and carries all the floral delicacy of the rose, as well as a sweet lychee note and a hint of freshness on the finish. With subsequent infusions, sylvan notes emerge, with hints of young wood and pine cones, until the more assertive flavors of the last infusions: surprising notes of tropical fruits, such as maracuja and papaya, are perceived here, always accompanied by the delicate fragrance of rose perceived initially. A light-bodied and silky tea, free of astringency, with a long fresh and floral persistence.

Place of origin

Vietnam

How to prepare

We strongly recommend infusing this tea in the traditional Chinese method (Gong Fu Cha) with a gaiwan with a capacity of about 150 ml. By following this preparation, multiple infusions can be made with 5 grams of leaves that are useful to best capture all the flavor nuances of the tea.

Heat the water to a temperature of 85°C and proceed to an initial infusion of 40 seconds. Keeping the water at the same temperature, you can then continue to exploit the same leaves by adding more water and increasing the infusion time by 10 seconds each time (40 – 50 – 60…).

This tea has a longevity of 6-8 infusions.

For a more classic preparation according to the Western style, we recommend 3 grams of leaves (about 2 teaspoons) in a 200-mL cup with water at 85°C for an infusion time of 3 minutes.

For a better tasting experience, we suggest that you strain the infusion as soon as the brewing time is over. The brewing time recommendations, however, can also be slightly adjust by your personal taste in order to obtain a strong or more delicate cup of tea.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.