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Jin Xuan (#12)

Jīn Xuān金萱

jīn xuān

Origin
Taiwan
Tea type
Taiwan Oolong
Water temperature
90 °C
Gongfu water temperature
92 °C
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
Taiwan
Tea type
Jin Xuan (#12)
SKU
JIN-XUAN-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 92°C, 6 g / 100 ml, 10s, 8 steeps
  • Western: 88°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Tea amount
7–8 g per 150–200 ml (gongfu); 3–5 g per 250–300 ml (steeping in cup); 5 g per 1,500 ml (cold brewing).
Water temperature
90 °C
Gongfu water temperature
92 °C
Tea amount
6 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Tea-to-water ratio
10 s
Origin
Tea type
Oolong
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Dense semi-spherical granules (半球狀, bànqiú zhuàng), round, tight, uniformly rolled. Color — dark green with sandy tint (砂綠, shā lǜ), surface slightly glossy.
Liquor Aroma
Milky-creamy profile with bright floral component: osmanthus, light hint of vanilla. Aroma is persistent, well preserved from infusion to infusion, gradually transitioning from ...
Liquor Color
Honey-green with golden reflection (蜜綠透金黃, mì lǜ tòu jīn huáng) — clear and bright. With more pronounced oxidation — closer to green-yellow.
Spent Leaves
Opened whole leaves — fleshy, soft, with bright luster. Classic quality sign — "green leaf with red edge" (綠葉紅鑲邊, lǜ yè hóng xiāng biān), indicating properly...
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
1
Details
Pluck Standard
One terminal shoot with two-three opened leaves (一芽二三叶, yī yá èr sān yè). For highest grades — the proportion of "bud + two leaves" shoots comprises no ...
Minerals
Potassium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, fluorine — in trace amounts, sourced from mineral-rich red-yellow mountain soils.
Vitamins
Vitamins C, B₂, E, K — typical set for lightly oxidized oolongs, with good vitamin C preservation thanks to gentle processing.
Early harvest months
4, 9
Late harvest months
5, 10
Peak harvest months
4, 5, 9, 10
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