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Gaiwan

Guìzhōu Léigōngshān Chá贵州雷公山茶

Guìzhōu léigōngshān chá

Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州, Guìzhōu), Qiándōngnán Miáo and Dōng Auto...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
75 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · GUIZHOU-LEIGONGSHAN-CHA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州, Guìzhōu), Qiándōngnán Miáo and Dōng Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Léishān County (雷山县, Léishān Xiàn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
GUIZHOU-LEIGONGSHAN-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
Process
ሻዩ ወደ መራርነት የሚያዘነብል ከሆነ — ሙቀቱን ይቀንሱና መጠኑን ያሳንሱ እንጂ «ሻዩን አትውቀሱ»። የጊይዥው ከፍተኛ ተራራማ አረንጓዴ ሻዮች ብዙውን ጊዜ ከ80 °C በታች በሆነ ሙቀት በተሻለ ሁኔታ ይገለጣሉ — በዚህ መንገድ «የእነሱ ጣፋጭ ግልጽነ...
Tea amount
3–4 g per 150 ml (glass or gaiwan). For Yinqiu Cha — 1 ball (≈ 2.5 g) per 150–200 ml.
Teaware
Transparent glass cup (玻璃杯) — for visual enjoyment of ball "unfolding"; porcelain gaiwan (盖碗) — for maximum aroma revelation.
Water temperature
75 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Origin
Tea type
Green
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tightly twisted, neat strips (条索紧结, tiáosuǒ jǐnjié) from bright green to dark green color with oily luster (墨绿油润, mòlǜ yóurùn). For Yinqiu Cha — even ba...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Fresh, grassy-floral (清香, qīngxiāng); with warmer fixation — mild nuttiness or chestnut tone (栗香, lìxiāng).
Liquor Aroma
Clean, with chestnut background and floral overtones; Yinqiu Cha has a denser aroma with "tender milky" and "pectin" notes.
Liquor Color
From light green and straw-golden to yellow-green (黄绿明亮, huánglǜ míngliàng); transparent and clear.
Spent Leaves
Tender, whole leaves — bright green, fresh, elastic; uniform fraction. For Yinqiu Cha — the ball slowly and effectively "unfolds" in the glass, "like a lotus bud ...
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
4
Details
Pluck Standard
For Yinqiu Cha and highest grades of Qingming Cha — "one bud + one leaf" (一芽一叶, yī yá yī yè) or "one bud + two initially unfolded leaves" (一芽二叶初展, ...
Raw Material
Whole, elastic leaf without signs of yellowing and aging; uniform fraction; absence of foreign odors (smoke, fuel, household fragrances).
Name Breakdown
— የጊይዥው ግዛት።
Amino Acids
Increased L-theanine content is due to slow growth in conditions of "little sun" and high-mountain coolness. It is precisely theanine that accounts for the characteris...
Vitamins
C, B₁, B₂, E — typical set for green teas; high-mountain origin promotes vitamin C preservation.
Early harvest months
3, 4
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