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Gaiwan

Zhāngzhōu Liú Xiāng漳州流香

Zhāngzhōu liú xiāng

Origin
China (中国, Zhōngguó), Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn shěng)
Tea type
Oolong Tea
Water temperature
95 °C
Gongfu water temperature
92 °C
SKU · ZHANGZHOU-LIU-XIANG-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China (中国, Zhōngguó), Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn shěng)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
ZHANGZHOU-LIU-XIANG-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 92°C, 6 g / 100 ml, 10s, 8 steeps
  • Western: 88°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Tea amount
5–8 g per 100 ml (gongfu method), or 3–4 g per 200–250 ml (European method).
Water temperature
95 °C
Gongfu water temperature
92 °C
Tea amount
6 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Tea-to-water ratio
10 s
Origin
Tea type
Oolong
Taste
Liquor Aroma
Powerful, warm, multi-layered. Dominant — caramelized, nutty, roasted tones; in development reveals fruity-floral overtones. Aroma is persistent and long-lasting, remains on emp...
Liquor Color
Orange-yellow (橙黄, chénghuáng) to red-orange (红橙, hóngchéng), clear and bright, with good depth.
Spent Leaves
Brown-reddish, fleshy leaves (棕褐肥壮), elastic, with clearly visible red rim (红边显, hóng biān xiǎn), evidencing heavy oxidation. Central vein distinct.
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
2
Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
3
Sensory Source Descriptor Li Intensity
1
Details
Picking
Spring harvest (春茶, chūnchá) — primary, providing the highest concentration of amino acids and depth of aroma. Spring raw material is used predominantly for higher grades.
Pluck Standard
One bud and two to three leaves (一芽二至三叶, yī yá èr zhì sān yè), mature, without mechanical damage.
Raw Material
Tea polyphenol content in fresh leaf — not less than 25%, amino acids — not less than 4.0% (according to factory specifications). Leaf must be whole, evenly matured, without for...
Alkaloids
Caffeine — ~4.0% in fresh leaf (data for Shuixian from Fu'an). Content in finished tea after roasting somewhat decreases. Also present are theobromine and theophylline in tr...
Amino Acids
≥ 4.0% in fresh leaf (factory specification). L-theanine — dominant fraction (over 50% of total amino acid content). Precisely it provides freshness note (鲜爽) and mild sweetness...
Minerals
Potassium, magnesium, manganese, fluorine, zinc, selenium in trace amounts. Danxia red soil of Wuyishan enriches leaf with additional microelements.
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