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Gaiwan

Jinggang Cui Lü井冈翠绿

Jǐnggāng cuì lǜ

Origin
China, Jiāngxī Province (江西省, Jiāngxī Shěng), Ji'an Prefecture (吉安市, ...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
85 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · JINGGANG-CUI-LU-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Jiāngxī Province (江西省, Jiāngxī Shěng), Ji'an Prefecture (吉安市, Jí'ān Shì), Jǐnggāngshān City District (井冈山市, Jǐnggāngshān Shì)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
JINGGANG-CUI-LU-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
3–5 g per 150–200 ml.
Teaware
Straight glass cup (直筒玻璃杯, zhítǒng bōlí bēi) — ideal choice for observing "dance of three submersions" and green leaf aesthetics. White porcelain gàiwǎn...
Water temperature
85 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Green
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Shape — thin, tight, slightly hook-curved strips resembling eyebrow (眉形, méixíng). Abundant silvery pubescence (显毫, xiǎn háo). Colour — rich emerald-green (翠绿, cu...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Orchid (兰花香, lánhuā xiāng) — delicate, pure, with floral sweetness. Chestnut notes (栗香, lìxiāng) — warm, nutty. Bamboo freshness (竹叶清香, zhúyè qīngxiāng) — li...
Liquor Aroma
Similar — orchid-chestnut with bamboo undertone. Aroma is persistent, multi-layered, unfolds gradually as cup cools.
Liquor Color
Прозрачный, чистый, ярко-зелёный с лёгким жёлтым оттенком (清澈明亮, qīngchè míngliàng).
Taste
Fresh and brisk (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng), sweet (甘, gān), mellow and rich (醇厚, chúnhòu). Harmonious combination of amino acid freshness with full-bodied, rounded taste. Pronou...
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
4
Details
Pluck Standard
Special grade (特级): exclusively single buds or "one bud — one leaf beginning to unfold" (一芽一叶初展, yī yá yī yè chūzhǎn). First grade (一级): "one bud — one ...
Raw Material
Young, uniform raw material without coarse leaves. Shoots must be whole, fresh, without mechanical damage and foreign odours.
Alkaloids
Caffeine (咖啡碱) in typical concentrations for green tea. L-theanine modulates caffeine action, providing gentle, focused alertness.
Amino Acids
≥ 4.5% — high indicator for green tea, due to high-mountain terroir with abundant diffused light. Precisely theanine and other free amino acids form characteristic "freshne...
Essential Oils
Responsible for orchid-chestnut aromatic profile, formed in conditions of high-mountain mists and significant daily temperature variations.
Minerals
Selenium (Se) and iodine (I) — due to soil mineral composition; potassium, manganese, fluorine (200–300 ppm — provides pronounced anti-caries action).
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