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Gaiwan

Taiwanese Sencha台湾煎茶

Táiwān jiānchá

Origin
Taiwan, Nántóu County (南投縣, Nántóu Xiàn), Lóngténg District (龍騰, Lóng...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
70 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · TAIWAN-JIANCHA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
Taiwan, Nántóu County (南投縣, Nántóu Xiàn), Lóngténg District (龍騰, Lóngténg)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
TAIWAN-JIANCHA-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
ትኩስ ውሃ ከቅጠሉ ጋር መጀመሪያ ሲገናኝ ብዙ ጥቃቅን አረፋ (泡, pào) መታየት — ትክክለኛ የእንፋሎት ማብሰል ማሳያ ነው። አረፋ አለመኖሩ የቴክኖሎጂ ችግርን ሊያመለክት ይችላል።
Tea amount
4 g per 200 ml water for flash steeping method; 2 g per 200 ml for steeping in cup or teapot.
Teaware
Glass or porcelain (gaiwan, glass kyusu-style teapot). Glass is preferable for observing liquor color. Yixing clay is not recommended — it absorbs the delicate aromas of steamed...
Water temperature
70 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Origin
Tea type
Green
Soil
Quartz sandy soils with clay inclusions, providing excellent drainage. Moderate acidity (pH ~5.0–5.5). The mineral composition of soils influences the formation of characteristi...
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Bright, fresh, with dominance of fresh-cut grass (草香, cǎoxiāng), light floral tones (jasmine) and characteristic "marine" note (海苔香, hǎitái xiāng), typical for st...
Liquor Aroma
Develops a grassy-floral profile, complemented by sweetish notes of young peas and subtle honey tones.
Liquor Color
Transparent, light green, color of "pale jade" (淡翡翠色). Maintains clarity and brightness through several infusions.
Spent Leaves
Evenly opened whole leaves of bright green color. Large purple-green buds with down — distinctive feature of Qingxin Damao cultivar.
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
3
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
1
Details
Picking
Early spring (春茶). Machine picking is applied (mechanical trimmer scissors), which allows processing large volumes of raw material from the large-leaf cultivar. Standard — unope...
Raw Material
Fresh, undamaged flushes, immediately delivered to the factory to prevent the onset of oxidation. Processing speed is critical: minimal time should pass from picking to steaming.
Alkaloids
About 3% of dry mass. Caffeine (~20 mg/g dry tea), theobromine, theophylline. Mild, sustained tonic effect.
Amino Acids
About 4% of dry mass, with L-theanine predominance. Increased content is due to mountain terroir (slow growth) and spring picking. L-theanine is responsible for sweetness, umami...
Minerals
Potassium, manganese, fluorine — due to quartz-clay soils of Nantou.
Polyphenols
About 25% of dry mass. Main component — epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Steaming preserves catechins to a greater extent than pan-firing, making Taiwanese Sencha one of the mos...
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