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Gaiwan

Yín Jùn Méi银骏眉

yín jùn méi

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Nánpíng Prefecture (南平市, ...
Tea type
Gaiwan
Water temperature
90 °C
Gongfu water temperature
93 °C
SKU · YIN-JUN-MEI-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Nánpíng Prefecture (南平市, Nánpíng Shì), Wǔyíshān City (武夷山市, Wǔyíshān Shì), Tóngmù Village (桐木村, Tóngmù Cūn) within the Wǔyíshān National Nature Reserve (武夷山国家级自然保护区, area — 565 km²)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
YIN-JUN-MEI-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
4–5 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu method); 2–3 g per 200–250 ml (European method).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) 100–120 ml — ideal option: doesn't absorb aroma, allows precise infusion control. Glass teaware allows observing bud opening. Yíxīng teapot (...
Water temperature
90 °C
Gongfu water temperature
93 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Red
Soil
Mountain red and mountain-yellow soils, slightly acidic (pH 4.5–5.0), rich in organic matter, with high iron and manganese content. Soil layer depth — 30–90 cm. Well-drained.
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, sweet, with honey, floral (rose, orchid) and fruity (longan, lychee) notes. Light malty and caramel overtones. More complex and "voluminous" than Jin Jun Mei du...
Liquor Aroma
Complex: floral-fruity background (flowers, longan, dried fruits), honey sweetness, subtle sweet potato notes (薯香, shǔ xiāng) — characteristic "high-mountain character&quot...
Liquor Color
Golden-amber, clear, transparent. Best batches — orange-golden. Highest standard — orange-yellow (橙黄), transparent; reddish, cloudy or dark liquor — sign of reduced quality.
Spent Leaves
Whole, elastic buds with one unfolded leaf. Color — antique copper (古铜色, gǔtóng sè) for highest grade; red-brown — for second. Leaves glossy, "alive."
Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
2
Sensory Source Descriptor Ch Intensity
1
Details
Raw Material
Buds and leaves must be whole, undamaged, uniform in size. The leaf — tender, not coarse, without darkening. Minimal delay between harvest and processing start.
Alkaloids
Caffeine — 3–5% dry weight. Content per cup ~20–60 mg. Also theobromine and theophylline.
Amino Acids
1.5–3.5% dry weight. L-theanine — main component, responsible for sweetness, softness and relaxing effect. Content somewhat lower than in pure-bud Jin Jun Mei, manifesting in sl...
Minerals
~30 elements. Main ones: potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, fluorine. Trace elements: zinc, copper, selenium.
Polyphenols
10–20% dry weight. With full oxidation, catechins transform into theaflavins (茶黄素, 0.4–2%) and thearubigins (茶红素, 5–11%), forming liquor color and taste "velvetiness."
Vitamins
C, B₁, B₂, B₃, E, K.
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