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Gaiwan

Lípíng Xiāng Chá黎平香茶

Lípíng xiāngchá

Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), Qiándōngnán Miáo and Dò...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
85 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · LIPING-XIANGCHA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), Qiándōngnán Miáo and Dòng Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南州), Lípíng County (黎平县)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
LIPING-XIANGCHA-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
3g per 100ml water (ratio 1:25–1:38 — more concentrated than for most green teas, due to positioning as a "full-bodied" beverage).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) 100–150ml or glass cup (玻璃杯). For oil tea (油茶) according to Dong tradition — cast iron pot.
Water temperature
85 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Green
Soil
Slightly acidic yellow soils (微酸性黄壤, wēi suānxìng huángrǎng; pH 4.5–6.5). Organic matter content ≥2%. Soils are enriched with selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) — a character...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Spiral form (卷曲形). Supreme grade — tight dense spirals "like snails" (紧细如螺, jǐnxì rú luó). Color — dark green (墨绿, mòlǜ), uniform.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Chestnut (栗香, lìxiāng) — dominant. Clean (清香) — in supreme grade. Floral (花香) — pronounced in spring picking.
Liquor Aroma
Rich chestnut with floral undertones. Persistent — remains in cold cup for more than 10 minutes. Formula "香浓" — "rich aroma."
Liquor Color
Supreme grade — tender green, bright and clear. Second grade — yellow-green.
Spent Leaves
Tender yellow-green, uniform. Shoots intact, leaves resilient.
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
2
Details
Picking
Spring picking — main (March–April). Summer and autumn picking — auxiliary. Picking is fully mechanized.
Polyphenols
14–14.5% — moderate level ensuring mellowness without pronounced astringency. Main components — catechins (EGCG, EGC, ECG).
Vitamins
Vitamin C (preserved thanks to rapid fixation at 300°C), B vitamins, vitamin E.
Early harvest months
3, 4
Late harvest months
4, 5
Peak harvest months
4
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