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Motuo Lü Chá
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Motuo Lü Chá墨脱绿茶
Mòtuō lǜchá
- Origin
- China, Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区, Xīzàng Zìzhìqū), Nyingchi City...
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
SKU · MOTUO-LUCHA-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区, Xīzàng Zìzhìqū), Nyingchi City (林芝市, Línzhī Shì), Mòtuō County (墨脱县, Mòtuō Xiàn)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- MOTUO-LUCHA-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 200 ml (European method, glass cup) or 5–6 g per 100–120 ml (gaiwan, flash steeping method).
- Teaware
- Glass cup (玻璃杯, bōli bēi) — preferred vessel: allows observing the unfolding of rolled tea particles and "dance" of leaves in water. Porcelain gaiwan or porcelain teap...
- 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
- Tea particles are tightly rolled (卷曲形, juǎnqū xíng), dark green color with well-expressed luster (绿润, lǜ rùn) and noticeable white down (显毫, xiǎn háo). Leaf is un...
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Clean, fresh, with distinct note of young chestnut — the main aromatic profile of Motuo Lü Cha.
- Liquor Aroma
- Bright chestnut aroma (嫩栗香, nèn lìxiāng) — the main quality marker. Accompanied by persistent clean note of fresh greenery (清香, qīngxiāng), which persists from first t...
- Liquor Color
- Tender yellow-green, bright and clear (嫩黄明亮, nèn huáng míngliàng).
- Spent Leaves
- Tender green, uniform (嫩绿匀整), buds and leaves open in "bouquets" (芽叶成朵, yá yè chéng duǒ) — a sign of careful processing.
- Taste
- Pronounced freshness (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng) thanks to high amino acid content, distinct sweetness (甘, gān), moderate body density (醇厚, chúnhòu) without heaviness. Astringenc...
Details
- Cultivar
- Several *Camellia sinensis* cultivars introduced from Fujian and Sichuan provinces are used for Motuo Lü Cha production:
- Raw Material
- Young, undamaged shoots of uniform size. Shoot length for highest grades — no more than 2.5 cm. Freshly picked raw material is processed the same day according to the principle ...
- History
- The history of Motuo Lü Cha can be divided into three periods.
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — moderate content (typical for hongshao lücha — approximately 25–35 mg/g), theobromine, theophylline.
- Essential Oils
- Responsible for characteristic chestnut aroma. Content of volatile aromatic compounds in Motuo Lü Cha is elevated due to long daylight hours and significant daily temperatu...
- Minerals
- Potassium, magnesium, zinc, manganese. Glacial meltwater and volcanic minerals of humus layer provide rich microelement profile.
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Region coverage: China, Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区, Xīzàng Zìzhìqū), Nyingchi City (林芝市, Línzhī Shì), Mòtuō County (墨脱县, Mòtuō Xiàn)
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