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Gaiwan

Hong'an Lǎojūnméi红安老君眉

Hóng'ān lǎojūnméi

Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi shěng), Hong'an County (红安县, Hóng'ā...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · HONG-AN-LAOJUNMEI-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi shěng), Hong'an County (红安县, Hóng'ān xiàn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
HONG-AN-LAOJUNMEI-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
በባዶ ሆድ መጠጣት አይመከርም — ከፍተኛ የታኒን ይዘት የሆድ ሽፋንን ሊያበሳጭ ይችላል። ተስማሚ ጊዜ — ከምግብ በኋላ አንድ ሰዓት ነው። ዕለታዊ መጠን — ከ600 ሚሊሜትር አይበልጥ (ከመጠን በላይ ካፌይን እንዳይገባ)። ብረት የያዙ መድኃኒቶችን ሲወስዱ በመድኃኒቱና በሻይ መካከል ...
Tea amount
3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio).
Teaware
Glass tumbler for observing "leaf dance" (观茶舞, guān chá wǔ); white porcelain gaiwan for aroma concentration (聚香, jù xiāng).
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Origin
Tea type
Green
Soil
Slightly acidic yellow-brown soils (黄棕壤, huáng zōng rǎng), pH 4.0–6.5, organic matter content ≥15 g/kg. Soils are rich in zinc and selenium, which is reflected in the tea&#...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tea leaves are thin, tight, straight, round in cross-section (条索紧细圆直), resembling an elegant eyebrow (似眉形). White down is clearly visible; color — dark green with silvery sheen.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Chestnut (栗香, lì xiāng) as the main tone, with delicate notes of young tea leaf (嫩香, nèn xiāng) and light floral accent in special grade. Aroma on cold cup persists fo...
Liquor Aroma
Clean, persistent, with chestnut dominance and deep green base. As it cools, subtle floral overtones unfold.
Liquor Color
Emerald green (翠绿), transparent and bright (清澈明亮).
Spent Leaves
Tender green, uniform, soft; leaves open in "flowers" (成朵), demonstrating raw material integrity.
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
4
Details
Picking
Main picking — early spring; highest quality is ensured by raw material picked before the Qīngmíng festival (明前茶, míngqián chá). Special grade standard: whol...
Pluck Standard
Special grade — whole bud or one bud with one leaf (≥90% buds); first grade — one bud with one leaf; second grade — one bud with two leaves.
Alkaloids
Caffeine, theobromine, theophylline — standard set providing invigorating effect.
Amino Acids
Significant content due to mountain climate with large temperature variations; form freshness and sweetness.
Polyphenols
≥28% — comparatively high indicator for green tea from medium-leaf raw material; ensures richness and "body" of taste, as well as powerful antioxidant activity.
Vitamins
Vitamin C (significant content in spring raw material), B group, vitamin K.
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