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Gaiwan

Gēlǎo Yù Cuì仡佬玉翠

Gēlǎo yù cuì

Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), Zunyi Prefecture-level ...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
85 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · GELAO-YU-CUI-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), Zunyi Prefecture-level City (遵义市, Zūnyì Shì), Dàozhēn Gēlǎo and Miáo Autonomous County (道真仡佬族苗族自治县)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
GELAO-YU-CUI-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
4 g per gaiwan of ~120 ml capacity (tea should occupy approximately ¼ of vessel volume).
Teaware
Glass tumbler — recommended for observing "floating swords" (tea leaves vertically suspended in water create spectacular view). Gàiwǎn (盖碗) 120–150 ml — for short...
Water temperature
85 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Green
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Flat, straight, smooth tea leaves (扁直光滑), resembling sword blades (如剑刃). Color — emerald green with oily luster (翠绿油润). Highest grade has abundant silvery down covering ≥80% of ...
Liquor Aroma
Clean, medium height, with chestnut base and "cold" finish. "Cold aroma" — result of the third heating in "三烘三提" technology.
Liquor Color
Tender yellow, clear and bright (嫩黄透亮, nèn huáng tòu liàng) — for highest grade. First and second grades — more saturated yellow-green.
Spent Leaves
Tender green, uniform. Leaves unfold from "sword-like" form, revealing down.
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
4
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
3
Details
Amino Acids
Elevated content — characteristic feature of high-altitude Guizhou teas grown under high cloud cover and diffused light conditions.
Polyphenols
Typical level for high-altitude Guizhou teas. "Guizhou Green Tea" standard (贵州绿茶) requires water-extractable substances ≥40%.
Vitamins
Vitamin C, B-group vitamins — standard set for quality green tea.
Early harvest months
3, 4
Late harvest months
4, 5
Peak harvest months
4
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