Dragonwell ranges from very expensive traditionally made pre rain dragonwell to inexpensive everyday dragonwell.
Green tea varieties.
Green black and white tea tea is a name given to a lot of brews but purists consider only green tea black tea white tea oolong tea and pu erh tea the real thing.
The flavor of dragonwell is usually mild and sweet with a distinct chestnut note.
The six tea varieties.
Brown rice green tea.
Also known as dragon s well lung ching or long jing green tea dragonwell is the most popular chinese green tea in the u s.
Nokcha green tea blended with hyeonmi cha brown rice tea is called hyeonmi nokcha 현미녹차.
Oolong could be green ish or brown ish in color and the variations in flavors are vast.
When the tea leaves are picked they are immediately exposed to oxygen and begin the fermentation process.
Oolong tea is made from the same plant that produces black and green tea but while black tea is fully oxidized and green tea is not oxidized oolong is semi oxidized then rolled to give it its signature shape.
Historically only green tea was produced in china and japan as it has by far the most health benefits.
Jasmine tea was also sometimes consumed as another tea variety although it would consist of green semi fermented tea of various quality grades flavoured with jasmine blossom.
It is made according to the most common processing methods whereby the leaves are steamed and rolled to produce crude tea.
Health benefits of tea.