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Gaiwan

Nányuè Yúnwùchá南岳云雾茶

Nányuè yúnwùchá

Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南省, Húnán Shěng), Héngyáng City (衡阳市, Héngyán...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · NANYUE-YUNWUCHA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南省, Húnán Shěng), Héngyáng City (衡阳市, Héngyáng Shì), Nányuè District (南岳区, Nányuè Qū)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
NANYUE-YUNWUCHA-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 75°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 4 steeps
  • Western: 70°C, 2 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Tea amount
3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio).
Teaware
Glass tumbler (for observing spiral unfurling) or white porcelain gaiwan (盖碗). For flat form "Shouyue Yunfeng," porcelain teapot is also suitable.
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Green
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Spiral form (Pilu Yunwu): tight, thin spirals, emerald-green with abundant silvery down. Flat form (Shouyue Yunfeng): straight, "like an eyebrow" (眉形, méixín...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Chestnut (栗香, lìxiāng) — primary tone. Light "forest" note of pine and moss. Premium grades — orchid undertone (兰花香, lánhuāxiāng), which is the signature not...
Liquor Aroma
Chestnut-orchid, full and multi-layered. Orchid note manifests on 2nd–3rd steeping. Cold cup retains aroma for more than 10 minutes. Light charcoal undertone from charcoal drying.
Liquor Color
Yellow-green, bright and clear (黄绿明亮, huánglǜ míngliàng).
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
4
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
2
Details
Pluck Standard
Buds must be full, with abundant down. For "Pilu Yunwu" — one bud + one tender leaf; for "Shouyue Yunfeng" — flatter harvest format.
Amino Acids
≥3.5% (spring harvest — up to 3.8%, ~15% higher than lowland analogs). L-theanine dominates, responsible for freshness and relaxing effect.
Essential Oils
Linalool, geraniol, nerol — form the chestnut-orchid aroma profile. Orchid note (兰花香) — calling card of tea from Hengshan.
Minerals
Potassium (K), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), fluorine (F).
Polyphenols
≥25%. Catechins (EGCG, EGC, EC, ECG) provide antioxidant activity and moderate astringency.
Vitamins
Vitamin C, B₁, B₂, P (rutin), carotenoids (provitamin A). High vitamin content due to green processing (absence of oxidation preserves vitamin profile).
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