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Gaiwan

Bái Mǔ Dàn白牡丹

bái mǔdān

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建, Fújiàn)
Tea type
White Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
80 °C
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建, Fújiàn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
BAI-MUDAN-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 80°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 4 steeps
  • Western: 72°C, 2 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Tea amount
5–7 g per 150–200 ml for gongfu method; 2–3 g per 500 ml for boiling aged tea.
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
80 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Tea-to-water ratio
10 s
Origin
Tea type
White
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Honey, dried fruits (apricot, date, raisin), warm herbs (thyme, sage), light spice. In old batches (7+ years) — sandalwood, dry bark overtones. Aroma deep, warm, "voluminou...
Liquor Aroma
Pronounced honey-dried fruit bouquet with grassy-spicy background. In boiling — "compote-like," enveloping character.
Liquor Color
Golden-amber (琥珀色, hǔpò sè — "amber color"), in aged batches (7+ years) — dark amber to copper. Transparent and clean — turbidity indicates storage defects.
Spent Leaves
Leaves open more slowly, especially in pressed cakes. Color — olive-brown to dark chestnut.
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
3
Details
Cultivar
Three main groups of tea cultivars are used for Bai Mu Dan production:
Raw Material
Exceptionally high. Buds and leaves must be whole, juicy, undamaged, without signs of disease and pests. Harvest conducted only in dry weather.
Name Breakdown
— «ነጭ»፦ የነጭ ሻዮች ምድብ አባል መሆኑን እንዲሁም ቡቃያዎቹንና ወጣት ቅጠሎቹን የሚሸፍነውን የብር-ነጭ ሱፍ ያመለክታል።
Minerals
Potassium, magnesium, zinc, fluorine, manganese, selenium.
Vitamins
C, B group (B1, B2), E, P (rutin). Due to absence of high-temperature processing, vitamin C is preserved better than in green teas.
Early harvest months
3, 9
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