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Gaiwan

Zhī Lán Xiāng Dàn Cóng芝兰香单丛

zhī lán xiāng dāncóng

Origin
Phoenix Mountains (凤凰山, Fènghuáng Shān), Chao'an District (潮安区, Cháo'...
Tea type
Oolong Tea
Water temperature
90 °C
Gongfu water temperature
92 °C
SKU · ZHI-LAN-XIANG-DANCONG-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
Phoenix Mountains (凤凰山, Fènghuáng Shān), Chao'an District (潮安区, Cháo'ān Qū), Cháozhōu City (潮州市, Cháozhōu Shì), Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), China
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
ZHI-LAN-XIANG-DANCONG-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 92°C, 6 g / 100 ml, 10s, 8 steeps
  • Western: 88°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Tea amount
5–7 g per 100–150 ml water. For more concentrated infusion, 7–8 g can be used.
Water temperature
90 °C
Gongfu water temperature
92 °C
Tea amount
6 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Tea-to-water ratio
10 s
Origin
Tea type
Oolong
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Bright, complex, persistent. High floral notes of orchid and gardenia dominate with light fruity undertones. When warming the leaf in warm vessels, the aroma becomes more intens...
Liquor Aroma
Intense, floral, sweetish, with characteristic "penetration" (高锐, gāo ruì). First infusions give pure orchid aroma; with subsequent infusions it transforms, enric...
Liquor Color
From light golden to rich amber, clear and brilliant. With each subsequent infusion, the color gradually lightens.
Spent Leaves
Leaves fully unfold, demonstrating wholeness, elasticity and the characteristic oolong feature — "green belly in red border" (红边绿腹): the center of the leaf remains gre...
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
2
Details
Alkaloids
Caffeine 2.349–5.334% (per dry matter), theobromine, theophylline in smaller amounts.
Minerals
Increased content of Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu; Se (in individual clones), F (fluorine) are present. Se content in leaves of some old trees reaches 0.056–0.353 mg/kg, in "Song Zhong M...
Polyphenols
Total content 22.64–39.12% (per dry matter). Catechins 8.91–17.39%, including EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate) as main component; flavonoids 8.27–14.05%.
Vitamins
C, B1, B2, PP, E in moderate amounts.
Early harvest months
4, 9
Late harvest months
5, 10
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