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Gaiwan

Zǐyáng Máo Jiān紫阳毛尖

Zǐyáng máo jiān

Origin
China, Shaanxi Province (陕西省, Shǎnxī Shěng), Ankang Prefecture-level ...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · ZIYANG-MAO-JIAN-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Shaanxi Province (陕西省, Shǎnxī Shěng), Ankang Prefecture-level City (安康市, Ānkāng Shì), Zǐyáng County (紫阳县, Zǐyáng Xiàn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
ZIYANG-MAO-JIAN-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).
Teaware
Clear glass cup — main option, allowing observation of downy bud unfolding. Porcelain gaiwan — universal alternative.
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Green
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Two main styles: "Silver needles" (银针) — straight needle-like tea leaves from pure buds, abundantly covered with white down; "Cuifeng" (翠峰) — twisted, slight...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Bright, persistent chestnut aroma (栗香, lìxiāng) — main note; delicate "bud" sweetness (嫩香, nènxiāng), characteristic of highest grades.
Liquor Aroma
Rich chestnut aroma, high and lasting (栗香高长); in best samples — with floral note undertones.
Liquor Color
Tender green (嫩绿), clear, transparent, with pronounced brightness (清澈明亮).
Spent Leaves
Tender, plump, whole leaves — green, bright, uniform, gathered in "bouquets" (嫩绿明亮, 匀整成朵).
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
4
Details
Picking
Spring picking — highest quality. Best raw material — "before Qingming" (明前茶, míngqián chá), when buds are most tender and amino acid content is maximum.
Pluck Standard
For highest grades (银针, yínzhēn — "silver needles") — pure single bud. For "Cuifeng" grade (翠峰, Cuìfēng) — bud with one beginning-to-unfurl leaf (一...
Raw Material
To produce one jin (500 g) of tea requires 18,000–24,000 buds of medium-leaf variety. Raw material must be fresh, uniform, without damaged and coarse leaves.
Alkaloids
Caffeine — about 3%, theobromine, theophylline. Relatively high caffeine content provides pronounced tonic effect.
Amino Acids
Free amino acid content — 3.08%. L-theanine forms characteristic sweetness and "body" of taste, and also has mild relaxing and concentrating effects.
Essential Oils
Form chestnut aroma; their profile is determined by northern location of tea region and slow accumulation of aromatic substances.
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