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Gaiwan

Linglun Lü Cha玲珑绿茶

Línglóng lǜchá

Origin
China, Hunan Province (湖南省, Húnán Shěng), Chenzhou City (郴州市, Chēnzhō...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · LINGLONG-LUCHA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Hunan Province (湖南省, Húnán Shěng), Chenzhou City (郴州市, Chēnzhōu Shì), Guidong County (桂东县, Guìdōng Xiàn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
LINGLONG-LUCHA-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
3g per 150ml (ratio 1:50).
Teaware
Tall glass cup (玻璃杯) — ideal for observing "hook-ring" unfolding (spectacular process: tight spirals slowly unfurl, "coming alive" in water). White porcelain...
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Green
Soil
Yellow soils on granite base (花岗岩风化黄壤, huāgāngyán fēnghuà huángrǎng). pH — 5.5–6.5. Organic content — ≥2%. Loose structure, deep profile.
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tight spiral "hooks" closed into rings (紧细弯曲, 环钩状, jǐnxì wānqū, huángōu zhuàng). Color — emerald green with oily luster and abundant silver down (翠绿油润显银...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pure (清香, qīngxiāng), fresh, with chestnut undertone in spring tea. Highest grade — light "tender" (嫩香, nènxiāng) note with young greenery shade.
Liquor Aroma
Каштановый (栗香, lìxiāng) с чистым растительным фоном. Аромат стоек — холодная чашка сохраняет запах более 10 минут.
Liquor Color
Жёлто-зелёный, чистый и яркий (黄绿明净, huánglǜ míngjìng).
Spent Leaves
Нежное, однородное, «букетами» (嫩匀成朵, nèn yún chéng duǒ) — побеги раскрываются группами, демонстрируя целостность. Цвет — ярко-зелёный.
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
4
Details
Picking
Spring harvest (春茶, chūnchá) — primary. Highest grade — single buds harvested before Qingming. First grade — "one bud + one leaf initial opening" (一芽一叶初展, yī y&#2...
Pluck Standard
Buds must be full, with dense silver down. Uniformity requirement — maximum: shoot length in a batch must not deviate by more than 15%.
Amino Acids
5.15% — 40% higher than average for green teas. L-theanine dominates, providing freshness, umami-like sweetness and relaxing effect.
Essential Oils
Terpene alcohols (linalool, geraniol), responsible for pure chestnut-floral aroma.
Minerals
Potassium (K), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), fluorine (F).
Polyphenols
29.98% — in upper range for green teas. Main components — catechins (EGCG, EGC, EC, ECG), possessing pronounced antioxidant activity.
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