Cangshan Xue Lü苍山雪绿
Cāngshān xuě lǜ
- Origin
- China, Yúnnán Province (云南, Yúnnán), Dàlǐ Bái Autonomous Prefecture (...
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Water temperature
- 95 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Yúnnán Province (云南, Yúnnán), Dàlǐ Bái Autonomous Prefecture (大理白族自治州, Dàlǐ Báizú Zìzhìzhōu), Cangshan mountain range and coastal zone of Erhai Lake
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- CANGSHAN-XUE-LU-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 75°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 3 steeps
- Western: 70°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Process
- ጥሩው የመቅመስ ሙቀት 60 °C አካባቢ ነው፦ በዚህ የሙቀት መጠን የአሚኖ አሲዶች ትኩስነት በግልጽ ይታያል። በባዶ ሆድ መጠጣት አይመከርም። ሆዳቸው ስሱ ለሆኑ ሰዎች አንድ ቁራጭ ዝንጅብል ማከል ይቻላል። እንቅልፍ ማጣት ካለብዎ — ከሰዓት በኋላ ከመጠቀም ይቆጠቡ።
- Tea amount
- 5 g per gaiwan or teapot of 100–120 ml volume (approximately 1/5 vessel volume).
- Teaware
- Thin-walled porcelain gaiwan (best option for extraction control and enjoying lid aroma); Yixing teapot from porous clay suits for emphasizing body density.
- Water temperature
- 95 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
Origin
- Tea type
- Green
- Soil
- Slightly acidic yellow-brown soils and sandy loams with pH 4.5–6.0, rich in organic matter and minerals — potassium (K) and selenium (Se).
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Twisted-curved form (卷曲形); dense, finely twisted leaves of dark green color with oily luster (墨绿油润); tender green shoots show through in places; abundant white down covers the s...
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- High, clean and noble (清香高雅), with young corn tones from abundant down (毫香, háo xiāng); a "wild" mountain note is felt — trace of high-altitude ecological terroir...
- Liquor Aroma
- Develops toward creamy sweetness and deeper chestnut register; cooled cup long retains subtle "cold" aroma — result of triple drying.
- Liquor Color
- Tender yellow, clear and bright (嫩黄透亮) for special grade; yellow-green and clean for first grade.
- Spent Leaves
- Yellow-green color, uniform; shoots elastic and intact.
- Taste
- Pronounced freshness (鲜爽, xiān shuǎng) thanks to high amino acid content; dense "body" with oily sensation (醇厚, chúnhòu) from high polyphenol level; quick an...
Details
- Pluck Standard
- Special grade (明前特级, míngqián tèjí) — bud with one leaf in initial opening stage; first grade (雨前一级, yǔqián yījí) — bud with two leaves; summer-aut...
- Amino Acids
- ≥ 3.5% — one of the highest indicators among Yunnan green teas; due to large-leaf Mengku cultivar and high-altitude terroir with slow shoot growth.
- Essential Oils
- Responsible for multi-layered aroma — pyrazines (chestnut notes from drying), linalool and geraniol (floral-fruity overtones from Mengku cultivar).
- Minerals
- Potassium, selenium, manganese, fluorine.
- Polyphenols
- > 20% — ensure taste density and concentration; large-leaf Yunnan tea is characterized by simultaneously high content of both polyphenols and amino acids, giving rare combina...
- Vitamins
- Vitamin C (up to 200 mg/100 g in fresh raw material), vitamins B₁, B₂, K.
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