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Gaiwan

Yíbīn Zǎochá宜宾早茶

Yíbīn zǎochá

Origin
China, Sìchuān Province (四川省, Sìchuān Shěng), Yíbīn City (宜宾市, Yíbīn ...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · YIBIN-ZAOCHA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Sìchuān Province (四川省, Sìchuān Shěng), Yíbīn City (宜宾市, Yíbīn Shì)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
YIBIN-ZAOCHA-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).
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Tea-to-water ratio
10 s
Origin
Tea type
Green
Soil
Weakly acidic red soils (弱酸性红壤, ruò suānxìng hóng rǎng), pH 4.5–6.5. Rich in organic matter (consequence of subtropical vegetation). Forest cover — 46%.
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Chestnut (栗香, lìxiāng) — main note, high and persistent, with clean "roasted" sweetness. Premium grade has additional "tender" young note (嫩香, nèn ...
Liquor Aroma
Chestnut foundation with spring freshness. First infusion — bright "green" freshness; second — chestnut warmth comes to the foreground; third — light floral sweetness....
Liquor Color
Tender green, bright and clear (嫩绿明亮, nèn lǜ míngliàng). Clean, without turbidity. Warm yellow-green tint appears by 3rd–4th infusion.
Spent Leaves
Tender green, shoots open in "bouquets" (芽叶成朵, yáyè chéng duǒ) — sign of high-quality raw material and gentle processing.
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
2
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
2
Details
Cultivar
Main cultivars selected for ultra-early vegetation:
Pluck Standard
— በረዶን ተቋቁሟል፣ ከፍተኛ ምርት የሚሰጥ ኩልቲቫር ነው። ከዛኦባይጅየን 5 ይልቅ የሚዘገይ ቢሆንም ለበሽታዎች የተሻለ የመቋቋም አቅምና ከፍተኛ የፖሊፊኖል ይዘት አለው።
History
Yibin is one of the world's oldest documented tea regions, with a continuous tea tradition spanning more than three millennia.
Essential Oils
Chestnut aroma is formed by complex of pyrazines and furans, formed during charcoal drying. Ultra-early buds contain increased amounts of aromatic compound precursors — linalool...
Minerals
Potassium (K), magnesium (Mg) — from red soils of Yangtze basin. Potassium promotes maintenance of water-salt balance, magnesium — nervous function.
Vitamins
C (ascorbic acid, preserved thanks to gentle kill-green regime at 130°C), B-group vitamins (B1, B2).
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