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Xìnyáng Máojian
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Xìnyáng Máojian信阳毛尖
Xìnyáng máo jiān
- Origin
- China, Hénán Province (河南省, Hénán Shěng), Xìnyáng Prefecture (信阳市, Xì...
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
SKU · XINYANG-MAO-JIAN-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Hénán Province (河南省, Hénán Shěng), Xìnyáng Prefecture (信阳市, Xìnyáng Shì)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- XINYANG-MAO-JIAN-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 water (1:50 ratio). For more concentrated liquor — up to 4–5 g per 150–200 ml.
- Teaware
- Glass tumbler (cup) or gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn) of thin porcelain. Glass allows observing the "dance" of tea leaves and leaf opening — one of the aesthetic pleasures w...
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Green
Taste
- Liquor Aroma
- Clean, high, and persistent. Chestnut note remains leading but becomes softer; floral-herbal tones with light roasted undertone come to the foreground. Aroma rises from the cup ...
- Liquor Color
- Light green with lively yellowish tint, clean and transparent, with bright luster. During brewing, light opalescence from suspended down may be noticed — this is a normal sign, ...
- Spent Leaves
- Tender, whole, elastic buds and leaves, bright green, uniform color, with soft texture. Well opened but not overcooked. High raw material quality is evident: shoots are uniform,...
- Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
- 3
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 3
- Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
- 5
Details
- Picking
- Main picking season — spring, from late March to early May. Traditional gradation by seasons:
- Raw Material
- Buds and leaves must be young, undamaged, juicy, uniform in size, covered with white down. Coarse leaves, tea stems, purple shoots, and foreign matter are not permitted. Water c...
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — 4.06–4.73% (37.59–45.19 mg/g); theobromine and theophylline are also present. GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) content detected in noticeable quantities — it promotes smoot...
- Minerals
- Contains fluorine (200–400 ppm, significant for caries prevention), potassium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, selenium, and other trace elements. Water extract — 43–46.5%, exceedin...
- Vitamins
- Rich in vitamin C (especially spring picking), B vitamins (B₁, B₂), as well as vitamins P, PP (nicotinic acid), K.
- Early harvest months
- 3, 4
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