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Gaiwan

Tóngjùnméi铜骏眉

Tóngjùnméi

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Nánpíng City (南平市, Nánpín...
Tea type
Gaiwan
Water temperature
90 °C
Gongfu water temperature
93 °C
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Nánpíng City (南平市, Nánpíng Shì), Wǔyíshān City (武夷山市, Wǔyíshān Shì), Xīngcūn Town (星村镇, Xīngcūn Zhèn), Tóngmù Village (桐木村)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
TONGJUNMEI-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 93°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 4 steeps
  • Western: 88°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Tea amount
3–5 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu); 3–4 g per 200–300 ml (steeping in cup or European style).
Teaware
White porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) 100–120 ml — allows evaluation of aroma and color; porcelain or glass teapot. For daily tea drinking, an ordinary mug with lid will also work.
Water temperature
90 °C
Gongfu water temperature
93 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Red
Soil
Acidic (pH 4.5–5.0), 30–90 cm deep, based on weathered quartzites and granites. Rich in organic matter due to decomposition of bamboo foliage and forest litter.
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pronounced honey sweetness with floral-fruity notes (花蜜香, huāmì xiāng). Aroma is more "dense" and "warm" than Jin Junmei, with hints of baked sweet pota...
Liquor Aroma
Multi-layered: on first steeps — bright floral (orchid, rose), then — fruity (peach, apricot), on final ones — pure honey and sweet pastry. Aroma persistence — high.
Liquor Color
Amber-golden, clear, with warm honey shade (汤色澄黄). More saturated in color than the golden-clear liquor of Jin Junmei.
Spent Leaves
Copper-red with bronze tint, leaves well-opened; whole shoots "bud + 2–3 leaves" are visible. Texture is elastic, soft.
Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
3
Sensory Source Descriptor Ch Intensity
1
Details
Alkaloids
Caffeine (2.5–4% dry mass — somewhat higher than purely bud grades, due to presence of mature leaves), theobromine, theophylline.
Amino Acids
L-theanine — in moderate amount (lower than bud-only Jin Junmei, but sufficient to ensure softness and sweetness). High-altitude origin and bamboo shading maintain good theanine...
Minerals
Potassium, manganese, zinc, fluorine, iron — typical set for high-altitude Wuyi raw material on quartzite soils.
Vitamins
Vitamin C (partially preserved), B-group vitamins, β-carotene.
Early harvest months
3, 4
Late harvest months
5, 6
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