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Gaiwan

Zhúxī Máojiān竹溪毛尖

Zhúxī máojiān

Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北省), Shíyàn City (十堰市, Shíyàn Shì), Zhúxī Cou...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · ZHUXI-MAOJIAN-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北省), Shíyàn City (十堰市, Shíyàn Shì), Zhúxī County (竹溪县)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
ZHUXI-MAOJIAN-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) for glass method; 5 g per 120 ml for gongfu in gaiwan.
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
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pure high aroma (清香, qīngxiāng) with pronounced floral note (花香, huāxiāng) — a characteristic feature distinguishing Zhuxi tea from many analogues in the maojian category. Aged ...
Liquor Color
Tender green, clear, bright (嫩绿明亮, nèn lǜ míngliàng).
Spent Leaves
Tender green, uniform (嫩绿匀齐), buds and leaflets unfold as "bouquets" standing vertically (芽叶成朵竖立).
Taste
Fresh and mellow-oily (鲜醇, xiānchún), with good body due to high polyphenol content. Clear invigorating freshness (浓爽, nóngshuǎng). Prolonged, persistent returning swe...
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
4
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
3
Details
Picking
Main season — spring (March–April), quality peak — before Qingming festival. Due to high-altitude location (800–1200 m), the growing season is extended, and late bud awakening e...
Pluck Standard
Special grade (特级) — individual buds or one bud with one beginning-to-unfold leaflet, length ≤ 2.0 cm; first grade (一级) — one bud with one leaflet (proportion ≥ 90%); second gra...
Alkaloids
Caffeine, theobromine, theophylline. Caffeine content typical for high-altitude green teas.
Amino Acids
Free amino acid content — ≥ 2.95%. Main component — L-theanine, providing mellowness, "body" and sweetness of taste. High content is explained by low average vegetatio...
Essential Oils
Form "pure aroma with floral tone"; alcohol and acid-ester fractions predominate.
Polyphenols
Content — ≥ 32.94%, which is 20–30% higher than the average indicator of ordinary green teas. According to Huázhōng Agricultural University laboratory data (华中农业大学, 2006), ...
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