Macheng Gui Shan Lü Chá麻城龟山绿茶
Máchéng guī shān lǜchá
- Origin
- China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi Shěng), Huanggang Prefecture-level ...
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Water temperature
- 85 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi Shěng), Huanggang Prefecture-level City (黄冈市, Huánggāng Shì), Macheng County-level City (麻城市, Máchéng Shì)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- MACHENG-GUI-SHAN-LUCHA-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 75°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 3 steeps
- Western: 70°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Tea amount
- 3 g per 150 ml water (1:50 ratio).
- Teaware
- Glass tumbler (玻璃杯) — for observing tea leaf "dance"; gaiwan (盖碗) with 120–150 ml capacity; porcelain teapot — for daily brewing.
- Water temperature
- 85 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Green
- Soil
- Yellow-brown mountain soils (黄棕壤, huángzōngrǎng), pH 4.0–6.5. Organic matter content ≥1%. Soils are rich in iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn), which is favorable for polyphenol biosy...
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Tight, thin, straight strips (紧细圆直) with pronounced silvery-white down (锋毫显露). Color — emerald green with oily luster (翠绿油润). Tea leaves uniform in size, without fragments and &...
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Clean, high, with pronounced chestnut notes (栗香, lìxiāng). Supreme grade additionally shows "tender aroma" (嫩香, nènxiāng) — delicate note of fresh greens and...
- Liquor Color
- Emerald green, clear and bright (碧绿清亮, bìlǜ qīngliàng). Transparency — high, without cloudiness or sediment.
- Spent Leaves
- Yellow-green, tender, uniform (黄绿嫩匀). Leaves retain elasticity and resilience after 3–4 infusions, testifying to high brewing durability.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
- 2
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 1
Details
- Minerals
- Fe, Zn, K, Mg, Mn. Zinc (Zn) content is elevated — characteristic feature of Dabie Mountain soils.
- Polyphenols
- 17.69% — moderate indicator for green tea, below average level (20–30%), explained by high-mountain origin and increased proportion of diffused light. Low polyphenol level means...
- Vitamins
- Vitamin C, B-group vitamins (B₁, B₂), vitamin E — typical set for quality green tea.
- Early harvest months
- 3, 4
- Late harvest months
- 4, 5
- Peak harvest months
- 4
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