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Gaiwan

Xinyi He Luo Lü Chá信宜合箩绿茶

Xìnyí hé luó lǜchá

Origin
China; Guǎngdōng Province (广东, Guǎngdōng); Xìnyí City (信宜市, Xìnyí Shì...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
85 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · XINYI-HE-LUO-LUCHA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China; Guǎngdōng Province (广东, Guǎngdōng); Xìnyí City (信宜市, Xìnyí Shì), part of Máomíng Prefecture (茂名市, Máomíng Shì)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
XINYI-HE-LUO-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 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio).
Teaware
Glass cup (玻璃杯) — for observing "tea dance"; white porcelain gaiwan (白瓷盖碗) — for aroma concentration.
Water temperature
85 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Green
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tightly twisted, compact threads (紧结卷曲形), traditional "chao-qing" form (炒青, pan-fired green). Color — rich emerald green.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean green (清香, qīng xiāng) as base, with orchid note (兰花香) and grassy note of natural flowers (自然花香味). With aging — light honey quality.
Liquor Aroma
"Rice-chestnut" — dominated by roasted rice note (炒米香), characteristic of "double fire." Orchid undertone appears in the "tail."
Liquor Color
Light green, transparent and clear (浅绿清澈), with suspended tea down (茶毫悬浮).
Spent Leaves
Tender green, bright and even (嫩绿匀亮); buds and leaves whole, without breaking (芽叶完整无碎渣).
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
3
Details
Picking
Spring — March–April. "Mingqian" (明前, before Qingming) — highest quality; "yuqian" (雨前, before Guyu) — main volume.
Pluck Standard
Premium grade — single buds or bud with one leaf (一芽一叶), length ≤2.5 cm. First grade — bud with two half-opened leaves (一芽二叶初展), ≤3.5 cm.
Amino Acids
3.3%. L-theanine provides freshness balance against high polyphenols.
Minerals
Potassium, manganese, fluorine; traces of minerals from metamorphic schist — calcium, magnesium, silicon — brought by root system from rock cracks.
Polyphenols
≥38.3% — extraordinarily high level, 1.5 times higher than standard green teas (25–30%). Due to combination of large-leaf Assam cultivar and rock terroir with intensive mineral ...
Vitamins
Vitamin C (well preserved thanks to rapid high-temperature fixation), B vitamins, vitamin E.
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