sleeping dragon
by adagio teas
(44 reviews)
Sleeping Dragon green tea is grown at about 3,000 feet in the mountainous Fujian province. The tightly rolled leaves and silvery fuzzy buds give this tea its signature shape and name. In the cup, it delivers a soft, fruity sweetness enfolded by a rich smokey note similar to a gunpowder, but more complex and crisp in the finish. Sleeping Dragon remains a great cup for a green tea novice or those who oppose the grassy character of some varieties. Steep at 180°F for 2-3 minutes
Recent reviews
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Zell Maestro
One of my favorite green teas from Adagio, I think. Tastes almost like a more spinach-y oolong. Careful not to oversteep this one and actually follow the directions, though, or it gets a little too earthy with a bitter aftertaste. 2-3 minutes is perfect.
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River Harper
A very nice tea! Slightly smokey and earthy, this tea has a very calm and smooth flavor. Goes great with a bit of honey!
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Daniel Anderson
A NICE GENTLE TEA to relax with.
Quickly became my favorite evening cup of tea.
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Julee Kasserman
Very good green tea. Loved how the tea unrolled into long leaves. Light crisp flavor.
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Julie W
I'm not really a green tea fan at all -- but this is one I love! It unfurls so beautifully while brewing, and the taste is toasty, light and wonderful. Not grassy....sweet herbal. Love it!
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Cindi Drinks Tea
Mmmmm, this one is delicious!! Warm, toasty, rich. This was one of my favorites in the Green Tea Portions Sampler. I will definitely be getting more of this!
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L Silva
A magical name for a magical tea. It's not all that but atleast has some flavor to it.
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Katrina Quoka
Not as good as other pure greens i've had but this tea is still pretty pleasant. it's not crisp like I like it, but the smooth smokey hint makes up. The unfurling gives many more resteeps that makes the cups last.
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shesallthat
I wish I liked green tea more than I do. I found this one too grassy. But it was fun to watch unfurl.
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Wally Fowler
Not bad by any means, but not something that fits my tastes very well. Too weak to leave much of an impact, positive or negative
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Shalei Benjamin
This tea really hits the spot! It has a very earthy and energizing flavor to keep you going
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Lilly Tryon
This tea is as lovely to watch steep as it is to sip. A mild green tea with no grassiness. Good plain or with a drop of honey. Stands up to multiple steeps. Nice to have on hand for green tea lovers.
Steeped 2 mins @ 165°F x 5 steeps!
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Cameron Kilchrist
A nice, vegetal green that's smooth all the way down. It struck me as a little odd at first but the more I became acquainted with it, the more I began to like it. It's also quite buttery with little to no grassiness.
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Rachel Emmel
Rolled teas are the best to watch steep. It's like magic when you watch them unfurl and see just how big the leaves are.
When hot the tea did have a slightly vegetal flavor, but that mellowed out as it cooled. All in all, a nice green tea. Milk, not too grassy or hay-like, and I did not get any bitterness.
Steeped 3x: 175F 2.5min, 180F 2min
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Emily Cargile
I used to think I liked green tea , but most of the greens I have tried lately (especially from Adagio) have just not been my thing. I really do try not to oversteep, but this turned out bitter anyway. It did have a spinach sort of taste at the beginning that went away and just became a bitter green tea. It's hard to describe. I wouldn't be able to tell you if it was grassy, vegetal, or buttery. I didn't enjoy it overall. The one positive thing I've noticed with the Adagio greens is that I can get a solid three steeps out of them, and they seem to get a little better each time.
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Sus
I really enjoyed this green tea. Steeped at the recommended 180 degrees for 3 minutes, it had a savory, smoky flavor that was smooth with no bitterness.
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J. Shah
my favorite tea in the gunpowder family, impossible to oversteep, smooth and pleasant flavor and taste.
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Rebekah Strickland
Green teas are not my favorite but this one lacks the "grass" flavor and the smoky undercurrent makes it unique. If green was my thing this would be it.
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Crystal Rooibos
A like grassy but a pretty good flavor profile. Good tea. I brewed at 180 F at 3 min
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Dorothy Summey
Good tasting green tea without the grassy taste. This one tastes more fruity/floral than other greens I’ve tried. Good for multiple steeps.
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Sleepy Greyhound
My CommuniTEA cup today didn't taste much like the description but was still very nice. A somewhat grassy, vegetal tea with spinach flavors and lots of mineral at the finish. No smokiness or fruit was tasted. Brewed at 180° for 3 minutes.
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Han lastname
One of my favorite green teas! Perfect and minerally, a great tea to have will a meal, or any time.
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Alexis Wolf
I found this tea was too grassy for me, but if you like vegetal green teas you would like this!
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Rebecca Haley
I like this one. It was great by itself, even without sweetener. It also played nicely with some of my herbal teas.
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Kelly Paradise
Bold and buttery, tastes more like a dragonwell to me than Adagio's dragonwell does.
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Ca U
Such a great cup of tea. Very strong flavor. But do not steep it for too long it can get bitter easily. Use less tea leaves or reduce the steeping time
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Lydia Dschankilic
I used it as the green tea element of a Moroccan mint tea, and it was fantastic. Can't wait to try it on its own.
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Stephanie Wade
A favorite green tea, very assertive if you're not familiar with deeper green/vegetal flavor of whole-leave green teas. Has just a touch of bitterness, but can be moderated by lowering water temperature and shortening steep time. Really high quality!
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Bailey Green
Beautiful. Has a grassy seaweed'y taste that I adore. One of my staple green teas!
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Michelle Levan
Got a sample of this, love the name! Solid green tea, well worth the try, but I tend to stick with decaf teas... Sigh
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Pedro Martins
Amazing green tea! It is not very expensive, but the flavor is extremely pleasant. No need for sugar
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Max Sugerman
A little to grassy for me, but its a very high quality and flavorful green tea
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Samantha Ball
I love the little curled up leaves that look like dragons, and the flavor is lovely.
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Michael Lewis
Great green tea for new drinkers. Lacks much of the grassiness many green teas have, while still delivering on great flavor. Fun to watch all the little "dragons" flying around the brewing vessel (I suggest something clear) before they finally settle.