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Yuèxiāng Lóngjǐng
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Zhejiang
Yuèxiāng Lóngjǐng越乡龙井
Yuèxiāng lóng jǐng
- Origin
- China, Zhèjiāng Province (浙江省, Zhèjiāng shěng), Shàoxīng City (绍兴市, S...
- Tea type
- Zhejiang Green Teas
- Water temperature
- 85 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 80 °C
SKU · YUEXIANG-LONG-JING-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Zhèjiāng Province (浙江省, Zhèjiāng shěng), Shàoxīng City (绍兴市, Shàoxīng shì), Shèngzhōu City (嵊州市, Shèngzhōu shì)
- Tea type
- Zhejiang
- SKU
- YUEXIANG-LONG-JING-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 (1:50 ratio).
- Teaware
- Glass tumbler (玻璃杯) for visual pleasure from flat leaf unfolding; traditional bowl of Yuèyáo celadon ceramics (越窑青瓷盏, Yuèyáo qīngcí zhǎn) — historically...
- Water temperature
- 85 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 80 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Green
- Soil
- Red (红壤) and yellow (黄壤) soils predominate. Acidic reaction: pH 4.5–6.5. High organic matter content. Forest coverage — 67%.
- Topography
- Shengzhou is surrounded by four mountain ranges with an intermountain basin in the center — the classic landscape of "seven mountains, one water, two fields" (七山一水两分田)...
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Flat, smooth (扁平光滑), with distinct symmetrical shape. Color — emerald green with light yellowish tint (翠绿嫩黄). On the surface of highest grades, delicate down is visible (显毫).
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Intense chestnut (栗香, lì xiāng) — Yuexiang Longjing's calling card. Mingqian-grade tea has a tender "milky" note (嫩香). Yuqian tea demonstrates lighter, clean ...
- Liquor Aroma
- Persistent and deep (馥郁持久), with chestnut dominance, complemented by roasted bean notes and light floral nuancing.
- Liquor Color
- Tender green, clear and bright (嫩绿清澈明亮).
- Spent Leaves
- Tender, uniform, bright green, leaves unfold into whole "flower" rosettes (嫩绿匀亮成朵).
- Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
- 3
Details
- Pluck Standard
- Special grade — single buds (≥ 90%); first grade — bud with one leaf (≥ 80%); second grade — predominantly bud with two leaves. Hand-picking for highest grades; semi-mechanized ...
- Raw Material
- Amino acid content in high-mountain spring picking from the core production zone reaches 7.2%, which is an exceptionally high indicator for Longjing teas and explains the pronou...
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — approximately 3.5–4.5% (typical range for Zhejiang small-leaf varieties). Theobromine, theophylline — in trace amounts. Caffeine together with L-theanine enhances the...
- Minerals
- Potassium, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, fluorine — typical profile for tea gardens on acidic red and yellow soils.
- Polyphenols
- ≥ 18% (for special grade). Main components — catechins (EGCG, EC, ECg), determining moderate astringency and antioxidant potential.
- Vitamins
- Vitamin C (up to 0.5% in highest grades), vitamin A, B-group vitamins (B₁, B₂, niacin), folic acid.
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