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Zhejiang

Yàndàng Máofēng雁荡毛峰

Yàndàng máo fēng

Origin
China, Zhèjiāng Province (浙江省, Zhèjiāng shěng), Yueqing County-level ...
Tea type
Zhejiang Green Teas
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
80 °C
SKU · YANDANG-MAO-FENG-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Zhèjiāng Province (浙江省, Zhèjiāng shěng), Yueqing County-level City (乐清市, Yuèqīng shì), territory of Mount Yàndàng mountain range (雁荡山)
Tea type
Zhejiang
SKU
YANDANG-MAO-FENG-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 80°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 3 steeps
  • Western: 75°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Tea amount
3 g per 150 ml (ratio 1:50).
Teaware
Glass tumbler (玻璃杯, bōlí bēi) — allows admiring bud unfolding; gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn) volume 100–120 ml — for controlled steeping.
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
80 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Green
Soil
Red (红壤), yellow (黄壤), mountain meadow and mountain ash soils (山地香灰土). Acidic reaction: pH 4.5–6.5. Organic matter content ≥ 3%. Soils are rich in microelements — iron, magnesiu...
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pure and delicate (清香), with subtle orchid notes (兰花香, lánhuā xiāng), which are especially pronounced in tea from the core productive zone. Delicate nuances of fresh greene...
Liquor Color
Tender green, bright and clear (嫩绿明亮). For special grade — with light yellowish gleam; for first grade — light yellow, transparent (淡黄透亮).
Spent Leaves
Tender, uniform, living green color, leaves unfold into whole "buds" (嫩匀鲜活成朵).
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
4
Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
5
Details
Raw Material
For highest grades, free amino acid content in spring harvest must be no less than 4.2%; spring shoots of local population are distinguished by thickened, succulent buds with pr...
Minerals
Iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, potassium — elevated content due to mineral composition of volcanic soils.
Vitamins
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) — characteristic of lightly oxidized green teas; B-group vitamins (B₁, B₂, B₃-niacin), folic acid.
Early harvest months
3, 4
Late harvest months
4, 5
Peak harvest months
4
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