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Gaiwan

Yóuxī Lú Chá尤溪绿茶

Yóuxī lǜchá

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Sānmíng Prefecture (三明市, ...
Tea type
Green Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · YOUXI-LUCHA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Sānmíng Prefecture (三明市, Sānmíng Shì), Yóuxī County (尤溪县, Yóuxī Xiàn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
YOUXI-LUCHA-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
ዝቅተኛ ማዕድን ያለው ለስላሳ ውሃ ይመከራል — ልዩ የሆነውን ጣፋጭነት እና የሽታውን ቀጭንነት በተሻለ ሁኔታ ያሳያል።
Tea amount
3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio). When brewing in gaiwan — 5 g per 100–120 ml.
Teaware
Glass tumbler (玻璃杯, bōli bēi) — ideal for observing the "green tea dance" (绿茶舞): opening of buds and leaves in water. White porcelain gàiwǎn (白瓷盖碗, bái c&#23...
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Origin
Tea type
Green
Soil
Acidic red and yellow soils predominate (酸性红壤、黄壤) with fertile horizon depth over 1 m and rich organic matter content. pH level — 4.5–6.0, which is optimal for tea bushes.
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, fresh, with distinct grassy-floral note. Flat teas display chestnut (栗香, lì xiāng) and bean tones. Rolled teas from Jìn Guānyīn cultivar are distinguished by pr...
Liquor Aroma
High and persistent. Main tone — fresh greenness (清香, qīngxiāng); in highest grades — delicate floral nuances. With aging, honey notes may appear (蜜香, mì xiāng).
Liquor Color
Bright green (碧绿, bìlǜ), clean and transparent, with lively luster. For flat fired teas — yellow-green, light and clean.
Spent Leaves
Tender green, uniform, with lively luster (嫩绿匀亮, nèn lǜ yún liàng). Leaves and buds look fresh, "alive," as if still on the branch. Leaf form when opene...
Taste
Fresh and clean (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng), full-bodied (醇厚, chúnhòu), with prolonged returning sweetness (回甘, huígān). Amino acid richness imparts pronounced umami-like no...
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
2
Details
Picking
การเก็บเกี่ยวหลักคือช่วงฤดูใบไม้ผลิ (春茶, chūnchá) ตั้งแต่กลางเดือนกุมภาพันธ์ (ในปีที่สภาพอากาศเอื้ออำนวย ถึงช่วงเทศกาลโคมไฟ) จนถึงเดือนเมษายน สำหรับเกรดสูงสุด จะเก็บก่อนเทศ...
Pluck Standard
กำหนดโดยมาตรฐาน T/CSTEA 00043-2022 เกรดพิเศษ (特级, tèjí): ยอดเดี่ยว (单芽, dān yá) หรือยอดกับใบอ่อนที่เพิ่งคลี่หนึ่งใบ (一芽一叶初展) ยาวไม่เกิน 3 ซม. เกรดหนึ่ง (一级, yī j&...
Alkaloids
Caffeine (咖啡碱, kāfēi jiǎn) — typical for green tea content of about 2–4% of dry mass. Theobromine (可可碱) and theophylline (茶碱) are also present in trace amounts.
Essential Oils
Aromatic compounds are represented by several hundred components — alcohols, aldehydes, esters. For varieties based on Jin Guanyin, linalool and geraniol are characteristic, det...
Minerals
Fluorine (氟, fú) — significant content, providing protective action on tooth enamel. Potassium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, selenium are also present.
Vitamins
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) — content substantially higher than in red teas, thanks to minimal oxidation. B-group vitamins (B₁, B₂), vitamin E (tocopherols), vitamin K are present.
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