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Gaiwan

Níngqiáng Què Shé宁强雀舌

Níngqiáng què shé

Origin
China, Shaanxi Province (陕西省), Hànzhōng City (汉中市), Níngqiáng County ...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
75 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · NINGQIANG-QUE-SHE-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Shaanxi Province (陕西省), Hànzhōng City (汉中市), Níngqiáng County (宁强县)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
NINGQIANG-QUE-SHE-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 tumbler (推荐) — to observe the "dance" of "sparrow's tongues" slowly descending in water. White porcelain gaiwan — to concentrate aroma. Not recomme...
Water temperature
75 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Green
Soil
Brown, developed on granites (花岗岩发育棕壤土, pH 4.8–5.5). Organic matter — >2.0%. Selenium (Se) — 0.653–3.853 ppm — 1.5 times higher than the Hanzhong average. These are some of t...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Slightly flat, slender "sparrow's tongues" (微扁挺秀、匀齐似雀舌). Emerald-green with abundant silvery down (翠绿显毫). Shoots — even, uniform in size.
Dry Leaf Aroma
"Tender" (嫩香, nèn xiāng). "High, long, fragrant" (高长馥郁, gāo cháng fùyù) — this is the key difference from standard "Hanzhong Xianhao...
Liquor Aroma
Pure (清香), with pronounced floral-fruity note. When cooled — "honey" overtone. Aroma persistence — 3+ minutes on cold cup.
Liquor Color
Green, bright and clear (绿亮清澈, lǜ liàng qīng chè).
Spent Leaves
Tender green, "in bouquets," fleshy (嫩绿成朵、肥厚柔软). Shoots — whole, unbroken, with preserved "tongue" shape.
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
2
Details
Picking
Spring — around Qīngmíng (清明, early April). Standard — one bud + one leaf in initial stage (一芽一叶初展). The shoot must be whole, slender, without defects — to form the charact...
Amino Acids
3.43% — elevated level, conditioned by "cold" terroir (12.9°C) and significant daily fluctuations (>10°C). L-theanine dominates.
Polyphenols
≥24.73% — moderate level for green tea, ensuring mildness and absence of astringency.
Vitamins
Vitamin C, B-group vitamins.
Early harvest months
3, 4
Late harvest months
4, 5
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