Tóngmù Yěshēng Zhèngshān Xiǎozhǒng桐木野生正山小种
Tóngmù yěshēng zhèng shān xiǎo zhǒng
- Origin
- China, Fújiàn Province (福建, Fújiàn), Nánpíng Prefecture (南平, Nánpíng)...
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 95 °C
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Fújiàn Province (福建, Fújiàn), Nánpíng Prefecture (南平, Nánpíng), Wǔyíshān City (武夷山市, Wǔyíshān Shì), Xīngcūn Town (星村镇, Xīngcūn Zhèn), Tóngmù Village (桐木村, Tóngmù Cūn) and adjacent natural villages (麻粟 Máosù, 挂墩 Guàdūn, 庙湾 Miàowān, 江墩 Jiāngdūn, 皮坑 Píkēng, 古王坑 Gǔwángkēng and others)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- TONGMU-YESHENG-ZHENG-SHAN-XIAO-ZHONG-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 95°C, 7 g / 100 ml, 10s, 10 steeps
- Western: 90°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Tea amount
- 5–7 grams per 150–200 ml water for flash steeping method (功夫泡, gōngfū pào); 3–4 grams per 200 ml for steeping in cup.
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 95 °C
- Tea amount
- 7 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
- Tea-to-water ratio
- 10 s
Origin
- Tea type
- Red
- Alt Names
- Lapsang Souchong — historic Western trade name for the entire xiaozhong category; "Tongmu Wild" — English commercial designation.
Taste
- Liquor Color
- Clear, bright, from golden-orange to rich amber-red — substantially lighter than most red teas. This light brightness is the calling card of quality smokeless Xiaozhong.
- Spent Leaves
- Whole, opened leaves and buds, copper-red color with olive tint at edges. Leaf is soft, elastic, "alive." Even oxidation without burnt or green areas.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Ch Intensity
- 1
- Sensory Source Descriptor Dt Intensity
- 3
- Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
- 1
- Sensory Source Descriptor Sb Intensity
- 4
Details
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — ~3–4% of dry mass. Theobromine and theophylline — in trace amounts.
- Minerals
- Potassium (K), phosphorus (P), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), fluorine (F). Elevated iron and potassium content due to granite parent rock.
- Vitamins
- B-group vitamins (B₁, B₂, B₆), vitamin E, vitamin K. Vitamin C content is reduced compared to green tea due to oxidative processes of fermentation.
- Early harvest months
- 6
- Late harvest months
- 8, 9
- Peak harvest months
- 7, 8
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