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Běnshān
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Běnshān本山
běn shān
- Origin
- China, Fújiàn Province (福建, Fújiàn), Ānxī County (安溪县, Ānxī Xiàn), Qu...
- Tea type
- Oolong Tea
- Gongfu water temperature
- 92 °C
- Western water temperature
- 88 °C
SKU · BEN-SHAN-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Fújiàn Province (福建, Fújiàn), Ānxī County (安溪县, Ānxī Xiàn), Quánzhōu Prefecture (泉州市, Quánzhōu Shì)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- BEN-SHAN-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
- Process
- ቤን ሻን ከቲ ጓንዪን ጋር ለማነጻጸር ጥሩ ሻይ ነው። ሁለቱንም በአንድ ጊዜ በሁለት ጋይዋን ውስጥ አፍልተው ይጠጡ — ልዩነቱ ከመጀመሪያው ፈሳሽ ጀምሮ ግልጽ ይሆናል።
- Tea amount
- 5–7 g per 150 ml.
- Teaware
- Gaiwan (porcelain) — optimal for evaluating delicate aroma. Yixing teapot — for nongxiang style.
- Gongfu water temperature
- 92 °C
- Tea amount
- 6 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Oolong
- Climate
- Subtropical monsoon. Average annual temperature 16–21°C, precipitation 1600–1800 mm/year. Frequent fogs, especially in high mountains. Diurnal temperature variations 8–12&#...
- Soil
- Red and yellow lateritic soils, rich in iron oxides, manganese and organic matter. Acidic reaction (pH 4.5–6.0), good drainage.
- Topography
- Hilly and mountainous terrain of southeastern Fujian. Benshan tea gardens are located on the same slopes as Tieguanyin plantations — often literally neighboring.
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Semi-spherical pellets, from emerald-green to dark green color, with light luster. Rolling is slightly less tight, and pellets are slightly more elongated than Tieguanyin — a ke...
- Liquor Aroma
- Floral, sweetish, with grassy freshness and light honey undertones. Aroma is slightly less intense than Tieguanyin, but cleaner and more transparent.
- Liquor Color
- Light yellow, golden-green, transparent, with bright luster.
- Spent Leaves
- Whole elastic leaves of emerald-green color. Leaves are noticeably thinner and smaller than Tieguanyin.
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 1
- Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
- 1
Details
- Cultivar
- Běnshān (本山) — *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*. Medium-height shrub, more compact and low-growing than Tieguanyin. Shoots are reddish-brown.
- Pluck Standard
- Bud and 2–3 upper leaves (一芽二三叶). Spring harvest is the most valuable.
- Name Breakdown
- ቤን ሻን «የውስጠ አዋቂ» ሻይ ቦታን ይይዛል፤ የአካባቢው አምራቾችና ልምድ ያላቸው ጠቢባን በሚገባ ያውቁታል ነገር ግን ለሰፊው ሕዝብ እምብዛም አይታወቅም። ይህም የ«ቲ ጓንዪን» የምርት ስም ተጨማሪ ዋጋ ሳይከፍሉ እውነተኛ የአንሲ መሬት ጣዕም ለሚፈ...
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine ~2–3% of dry mass (moderate). Theobromine, theophylline — trace amounts.
- Amino Acids
- L-theanine — sweet taste, relaxing effect. Content is somewhat lower than high-altitude Tieguanyin due to slightly thinner leaf blade.
- Essential Oils
- Linalool, nerol, geraniol (floral notes); hexenol and its esters (grassy freshness — more pronounced than in Tieguanyin, which forms the characteristic "green" aroma).
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