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Gaiwan

Gǔzhàng Máo Jiān古丈毛尖

Gǔzhàng máo jiān

Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南, Húnán), Xiāngxī Tujia and Miáo Autonomous ...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
90 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · GUZHANG-MAO-JIAN-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南, Húnán), Xiāngxī Tujia and Miáo Autonomous Prefecture (湘西土家族苗族自治州, Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Gǔzhàng County (古丈县, Gǔzhàng Xiàn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
GUZHANG-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
3–4 g per 120–150 ml water (1:40 ratio).
Teaware
White porcelain gàiwǎn (白瓷盖碗) or glass tumbler.
Water temperature
90 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Green
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Thin, tight, straight and elegant shoots (条索紧细圆直), with graceful pointed tips (锋苗挺秀). Color — emerald green with oily luster (翠润), abundantly covered with silvery down (显毫).
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pure, high, fresh (清香, qīngxiāng). Delicate aroma of young buds (嫩香高悦, nènxiāng gāoyuè) — "delighting tenderness." Residual aroma in empty cup (冷杯留香) persist...
Liquor Aroma
Persistent, high, with pure floral tone. Unfolds gradually over many infusions.
Liquor Color
Tender green, clear and transparent, with lively luster.
Spent Leaves
Tender, elastic, uniform shoots of green color. Whole, without damage.
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
2
Details
Picking
Early spring picking before Qīngmíng (清明, ~April 5). For the highest grade — whole buds or one bud with one barely opened leaf (一芽一叶初展). Shoots must be plump, downy, and un...
Pluck Standard
Three grades:
Raw Material
Tender, uniform, undamaged shoots. Processing — on the day of picking.
Alkaloids
Caffeine — moderate content. Theobromine, theophylline.
Amino Acids
Elevated content — result of abundant diffused light and nitrogenous soils (83% of territory with nitrogen content >1%). It is amino acids that ensure freshness and mildness.
Minerals
Potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, manganese, selenium.
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