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Aged Qing Xin Oolong 20032003年陈年青心乌龙

2003 chénnián qīng xīn wūlóng

Origin
Taiwan, Nántóu County (南投縣, Nántóu xiàn), Ren'ai Township (仁愛鄉, Rén'à...
Tea type
Oolong Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
95.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Rare 2003 Taiwanese oolong with 20-year aging: nuts, caramel, mountain honey.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
95.000000 - ?
Process
Warm vessel. Rinse leaf with hot water — first steeping (rinse) is discarded to "awaken" tightly rolled, dried leaves. First brewing steeping — 20–30 seconds; then sev...
Tea Amount
5–7 grams per 100–150 ml gaiwan or Yixing teapot.
Teaware
Yíxīng teapot (宜興壺, Yíxīng hú) from purple clay — optimal choice, enhancing "roundness" and depth of aged oolong flavor. Gaiwan acceptable for more neut...
Water Temperature
95.000000
Brewing Notes
15–20 and more. Aged oolong of highest class unfolds exceptionally gradually: first steepings — nutty and caramel notes; middle — fruity and honey; late — mineral and bread.
Origin
Tea Type
Oolong
Origin Country
CN
Province
Taiwan
Category
Taiwanese aged high-mountain oolongs — lao cha (老茶, lǎo chá). Aging of over 20 years places this tea in the category of rare collectible specimens; by Taiwanese standards, ...
Coordinates
Approximately 24°01′ N, 121°08′ E. The Wushe area is located in the foothills of Taiwan's Central Mountain Range, near the famous Cingjing Farm (清境農場, Qīngjìn...
Origin
Taiwan, Nántóu County (南投縣, Nántóu xiàn), Ren'ai Township (仁愛鄉, Rén'ài xiāng), Wùshè area (霧社, Wùshè). The tea gar...
Taste
Organoleptic Profile Notes
Tightly rolled semi-spherical granules of dark greenish-brown color — a characteristic shade formed by two decades of roasting. Leaves are whole, unbroken, many retain stems. Su...
Sensory O Intensity
4.000000
Sensory Rb Intensity
3.000000
Sensory Li Intensity
3.000000
Sensory L Intensity
3.000000
Sensory H Intensity
1.000000
Details
Oxidation
30.000000 - 30.000000
Oxidation Maximum
30.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
30
Cultivar
Qīng Xīn (青心, Qīng Xīn), also known as Qīng Xīn Oolong (青心烏龍, Qīng Xīn Wūlóng) or Ruǎn Zhī (軟枝, Ruǎn Zhī — "Soft Stem"). One of the oldest and most widespread Tai...
Picking
For producing this tea, mature, dense leaves of summer harvest (July 2003) were used — third flush of "three-four leaves" standard (三四葉, sān sì yè). Summer h...
Phase
Early
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