Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Butiki Teas
Tea Description:
Dragon Feelers is a handcrafted green tea that originates from China. The soft green leaves resemble the belly of a dragon. This full-bodied smooth tea is buttery and sweet with artichoke, pea and marine notes. Dragon Feelers is a delicate, yet refreshing tea.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
This is one of the most unusual green teas I’ve ever seen. The leaves do indeed look like the scaly belly of a dragon. Or perhaps like they’ve been crimped in a hair crimping tool. But, I know that isn’t how these were prepared, because I think that a crimping tool would have been too hot for these leaves, and would have damaged all the silvery white, fuzzy down that covers the leaves.
At first glance, had I not known these were indeed green tea leaves, I would have guessed they were white tea. The leaves look much more like a silver needle leaf than a green leaf with their pale, silvery green color.
And that’s not where the similarities end, either. This tea is much more delicate than a typical green tea – it’s got the delicate nature of a white tea. The flavor is very soft and subtle and smooth … again, very reminiscent of a silver needle.
However, this tea has a stronger vegetative tone than any silver needle I’ve ever tasted. I find this tea fascinating, because it is so delicate, and yet, it manages to have a nicely round, full flavor. The vegetable notes are somewhere between kelp and freshly cooked peas that have been lightly buttered. I have a soft, sweet, buttery note that I taste, but mostly what I taste is a strong vegetative note. Well, strong in the context of this cup … which is delicate. While the overall taste is very soft, the strongest flavor I taste – by far – is that of the vegetative notes. Sweet and soothing, it has a gentle quality about it. It calms while it refreshes and rejuvenates.
Another amazing tea from Butiki Teas. This is one I’d recommend to those who are looking for a softer, smoother green tea.
