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Gaiwan

Huángyún Cuì Zhú黄云翠竹

Huángyún cuì zhú

Origin
China, Shaanxi Province (陕西省, Shǎnxī shěng), Hànzhōng City (汉中市, Hànz...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · HUANGYUN-CUI-ZHU-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Shaanxi Province (陕西省, Shǎnxī shěng), Hànzhōng City (汉中市, Hànzhōng shì)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
HUANGYUN-CUI-ZHU-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 75°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 3 steeps
  • Western: 70°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Tea amount
3 g per 150 ml (gaiwan, flash steeping method); 2–3 g per 200 ml (glass cup, infusion method).
Teaware
Glass cup (玻璃杯) — ideal choice for observing straight, "bamboo-like" shoots floating in jade liquor. Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — for more precise extraction control a...
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Green
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Shoots are straight, elegant, slightly flattened, resembling miniature bamboo leaves (秀美挺直). Color — rich green with emerald tint, with visible fine down on buds.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pronounced chestnut (栗香), with light orchid note (兰花香, lánhuā xiāng). Aroma is persistent, deep, "long-lasting" (香浓,韵味深长).
Liquor Aroma
Chestnut-nutty base, complemented by soft floral overtones. Clean, transparent, without foreign impurities.
Liquor Color
Yellow-green to bright green, transparent, with light jade glow.
Spent Leaves
Leaves are even, intact, tender green, resilient. Well-opened, maintaining straight form.
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
2
Details
Pluck Standard
Bud with one to two upper leaves (一芽一叶 – 一芽二叶). For premium grade — predominantly "one bud — one leaf in initial opening" (一芽一叶初展).
Raw Material
Shoots must be fresh, intact, uniform in size, without mechanical damage and overheating. Visible down on buds is desirable.
Alkaloids
Caffeine — about 2.0–3.0% of dry mass. Theobromine and theophylline — in trace amounts.
Vitamins
Vitamin C (well preserved during wok firing), B-group vitamins (B₁, B₂, B₃), β-carotene, folic acid.
Early harvest months
3, 4
Late harvest months
4, 5
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