Máoxiè Chá毛蟹茶
máoxiè chá
- Origin
- China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Ānxī County (安溪县, Ānxī Xi...
- Tea type
- Oolong Tea
- Water temperature
- 95 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 92 °C
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Ānxī County (安溪县, Ānxī Xiàn), Dàpíng Township (大坪乡, Dàpíng Xiāng), Fúměi Village (福美村, Fúměi Cūn), Dàqiūlún locality (大丘仑, Dàqiūlún)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- MAOXIE-CHA-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 92°C, 6 g / 100 ml, 10s, 8 steeps
- Western: 88°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Tea amount
- 7 g per 140 ml (gongfu, 1:20 ratio) or 3–4 g per 200–250 ml (European style).
- Water temperature
- 95 °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 Aroma
- Clean, high, with distinct jasmine note (茉莉花香, mòli huāxiāng) — the cultivar's signature feature. Fresh green tones and light creamy sweetness are present.
- Liquor Color
- From greenish-yellow (青黄, qīnghuáng) in «qingxiang» style to pure golden-yellow (金黄, jīnhuáng) in roasted versions. Liquor is transparent, bright.
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 1
- Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
- 1
- Sensory Source Descriptor Li Intensity
- 3
- Sensory Source Descriptor O Intensity
- 4
Details
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — 3.2–4.1% (moderately high level for oolong), theobromine and theophylline — in trace amounts. Synergy of caffeine and L-theanine provides mild, sustained tonic effect...
- Amino Acids
- 3.0–4.2%, of which a significant portion is L-theanine. High amino acid content is due to mountain terroir with abundant fog and diffused light, suppressing catechin photosynthe...
- Vitamins
- Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), B-group vitamins (B₁, B₂), rutin (vitamin P).
- Early harvest months
- 4, 9
- Late harvest months
- 5, 10
- Peak harvest months
- 4, 5, 9, 10
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Region coverage: China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Ānxī County (安溪县, Ānxī Xiàn), Dàpíng Township (大坪乡, Dàpíng Xiāng), Fúměi Village (福美村, Fúměi Cūn), Dàqiūlún locality (大丘仑, Dàqiūlún)
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