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Gongfu Brewing

Lánlǐng Máo Jiān兰岭毛尖

Lánlǐng máo jiān

Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南省, Húnán Shěng), Yuèyáng City (岳阳市, Yuèyáng ...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · LANLING-MAO-JIAN-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南省, Húnán Shěng), Yuèyáng City (岳阳市, Yuèyáng Shì), Xiāngyīn County (湘阴县, Xiāngyīn Xiàn)
Tea type
Gongfu Brewing
SKU
LANLING-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
Process
የብር ሱፉን ፍሰቱ እንዳያወጣውና መጠጡን እንዳያደፈርስ ውሃውን በብርጭቆው ግድግዳ በኩል ያፍሱ።
Tea amount
3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio).
Teaware
Glass tumbler — recommended method. Two methods:
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Origin
Tea type
Green
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Flat, straight "swords" (条索扁直如剑), emerald-green (翠绿) with abundant silvery down (显毫). Each tea leaf — "like a small sword" (根根似剑): 1.5–2.5 cm long, with clea...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, high, with green freshness. In highest grades — subtle chestnut undertone (栗香).
Liquor Aroma
Clean (清香, qīngxiāng) — main note, high and persistent. In "Thin sword" — pronounced chestnut undertone (栗香, lìxiāng), warm and enveloping. The aroma doesn't ...
Liquor Color
Tender green, bright and clear (嫩绿明亮). Light "neon" gleam — sign of high chlorophyll content.
Spent Leaves
Tender green, uniform, "alive" (嫩绿匀齐鲜活). Flat "swords" unfold but maintain shape — good indicator of processing quality.
Taste
Soft and balanced (醇爽, "mellow-fresh"). Returning sweetness — stable and prolonged (回甘持久). Amino acid freshness (鲜味) — foreground of taste. Astringency minimal. Body —...
Details
Cultivar
Main cultivars:
Picking
Spring — main and most valuable. Standard "五不采" (wǔ bù cǎi, "five prohibitions"): do not pick purple buds, damaged leaves, diseased shoots, buds with de...
Amino Acids
≥3.32% — above standard level (~2%). L-theanine — dominant amino acid, responsible for fresh, "juicy" taste and mild relaxing effect.
Minerals
K (potassium), Mg (magnesium), Zn (zinc), Se (selenium), P (phosphorus) — result of unique purple-shale soils.
Polyphenols
≥30%. Catechins — 30% higher than average ordinary green tea. EGCG — main catechin, providing antioxidant activity.
Vitamins
C (ascorbic acid — elevated content due to early spring harvest), B group (B₁, B₂).
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