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Gaiwan

Jīnshā Gòng Chá金沙贡茶

Jīnshā gòngchá

Origin
China (中国, Zhōngguó), Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), Bìjié Ci...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
75 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · JINSHA-GONGCHA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China (中国, Zhōngguó), Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), Bìjié City (毕节市, Bìjié Shì), Jīnshā County (金沙县, Jīnshā Xiàn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
JINSHA-GONGCHA-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 (European method, 1:50 ratio); 5–6 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu method).
Teaware
Glass tumbler or goblet (for observing "leaf dance"); white porcelain gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn) for aroma concentration. Yixing teapots not recommended — porous clay ma...
Water temperature
75 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Green
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pronounced chestnut (栗香, lìxiāng) — signature marker of Jinsha Gong Cha. In highest-grade cuipian, the chestnut tone transitions to pure high floral-green aroma. Aroma from...
Liquor Aroma
Intense, chestnut-nutty, with undertone of fresh greenery. In the best samples, delicate honey and floral overtones emerge.
Liquor Color
Yellow-green, clear and bright (黄绿明亮, huánglǜ míngliàng).
Spent Leaves
Tender green, even, elastic leaflets with good integrity; leaf flesh is fleshy and soft, testifying to high raw material quality.
Taste
Full-bodied, viscous (醇厚, chúnhòu), with pronounced freshness (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng), due to high amino acid content. Aftertaste — bright returning sweetness (回甘, huígā...
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
3
Details
Alkaloids
Caffeine — 2.7–3.0%, theobromine and theophylline in trace amounts.
Polyphenols
14–15% — moderate indicator for green tea, ensuring taste softness without pronounced bitterness. Main fractions — epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), epicatechin (EC) and epigallo...
Vitamins
C (in fresh raw material), B group, K.
Early harvest months
3, 4
Late harvest months
4, 5
Peak harvest months
4
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