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Gougounao Chá
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Gougounao Chá狗牯脑茶
gǒugǔnǎo chá
- Origin
- China, Jiāngxī Province (江西, Jiāngxī), Ji'an Prefecture (吉安, Jí'ān), ...
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
SKU · GOUGUNAO-CHA-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Jiāngxī Province (江西, Jiāngxī), Ji'an Prefecture (吉安, Jí'ān), Suìchuān County (遂川, Suìchuān)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- GOUGUNAO-CHA-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 (glass cup or gaiwan).
- Teaware
- Transparent glass cup (玻璃杯, bōlí bēi) — for visual enjoyment of "leaf dance"; porcelain gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — for fuller aroma development. A small porcelain...
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Green
- Soil
- Slightly acidic (pH ≈ 5.2) sandy-loamy soils (麻沙泥土, máshā nítǔ), formed by granite weathering; rich in organic matter. At the foot of the mountain there are thermal sp...
Taste
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Pure, high (清高, qīnggāo). Orchid notes (兰花香, lánhuā xiāng) and roasted chestnut (栗香, lìxiāng) dominate; in the background — subtle fruity and woody shades.
- Liquor Aroma
- Elegant, fresh; the orchid line unfolds more voluminously, complemented by a delicate floral-grassy veil.
- Liquor Color
- Transparent, from light golden to orange-golden (橙亮清碧, chéng liàng qīng bì). Surface without bubbles; tea particles quickly settle to the bottom.
- Spent Leaves
- Tender, whole leaves and buds — bright green, fresh, resilient; uniform fraction confirms harvest quality.
- Taste
- Fresh and brisk (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng), gently sweet (甘, gān), with dense "body" (醇厚, chúnhòu). Bitterness is practically absent with correct water temperature. Pr...
- Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
- 2
Details
- Amino Acids
- Content — about 3.8%, including L-theanine — key component responsible for flavor mildness (甘, gān) and synergistic "alerting without anxiety" effect paired with caffe...
- Vitamins
- C, B₁, B₂, E, K; vitamin C content higher than average for green teas thanks to high-altitude slow growth.
- Early harvest months
- 3, 4
- Late harvest months
- 4, 5
- Peak harvest months
- 4
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