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Gaiwan

Láoshān Dà Bái Háo崂山大白毫

Láoshān dà bái háo

Origin
China, Shāndōng Province (山东省, Shāndōng Shěng), Qīngdǎo City (青岛市, Qī...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · LAOSHAN-DA-BAI-HAO-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Shāndōng Province (山东省, Shāndōng Shěng), Qīngdǎo City (青岛市, Qīngdǎo Shì), Láoshān District (崂山区, Láoshān Qū)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
LAOSHAN-DA-BAI-HAO-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 (1:50 ratio).
Teaware
Glass cup or white porcelain gaiwan. Not Yíxīng clay (紫砂壶) — porous clay will absorb the delicate "pea" aroma, which is the main value of this tea. White porcelai...
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
Dense, tight spirals (卷曲形, 紧结匀整), thickly covered with silvery-white down (白毫披覆). "Silver luster" (银光灿然) — visual signature of Da Bai Hao, distinguishing it from stand...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Warm, "beany" — the signature "pea" tone is already discernible in dry form. Creamy undertone from down.
Liquor Color
Emerald-green with light yellow tint, clear and bright (翠绿透亮). Possible light opalescence from finest down particles — so-called "毫浑" (háo hún, "downy c...
Spent Leaves
Tender green, with noticeable "northern" density — leaves are thicker and more fleshy than southern analogs. Spiral form unfolds slowly, leaves retain elasticity.
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
2
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
3
Details
Cultivar
Medium-leaf and small-leaf frost-resistant varieties adapted to northern climate:
Minerals
Zn (zinc), Se (selenium), Mn (manganese), Fe (iron), K (potassium), F (fluorine) — from granite soils and Laoshan mineral water. This mineral set forms the unique "mineral ...
Polyphenols
Significantly higher than "lowland" green teas — result of granite soils, high-altitude microclimate and marine environment. By some estimates, 10–15% higher than aver...
Vitamins
C (ascorbic acid — especially high content in spring tea), E (tocopherols), B group (B₁, B₂), carotenoids.
Early harvest months
3, 4
Late harvest months
4, 5
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