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Green Tea

Ānjí Huángjīn Yá安吉黄金芽

Ānjí huángjīn yá

Origin
The Huángjīn Yá cultivar (黄金芽, Huángjīn Yá) was discovered in the lat...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
75.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Golden leaves and a creamy-nutty taste without bitterness — the rarest green tea in China, the 'Tea Panda' Anji Huang Jin Ya.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
75.000000 - 85.000000
Tea Amount
3–5 g per 150–200 ml of water.
Teaware
Transparent glass cup (玻璃杯, bōli bēi) — ideal option for contemplating golden shoots in water. Glass teapot, porcelain gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn) or glass flask are also suitable.
Water Temperature
75.000000
Brewing Notes
3 g tea per 250–300 ml water at 80°C temperature, steep for 2–3 minutes. Re-steeping up to 2–3 times is permitted.When brewing in glass cup using "top pouring method&q...
Water Temperature Detail
75–85°C. Boiling water will destroy delicate amino acids and carotenoid pigments, depriving the tea of its main virtues.
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Zhejiang
Category
Rare elite green tea; light-sensitive yellow variant of white (albino) mutant tea varieties.
Coordinates
Anji, main production area: approximately 30°38′ N, 119°41′ E. Original discovery location (Yuyao, Sanqishi): approximately 29°57′ N, 121°17′ E.
Origin
The Huángjīn Yá cultivar (黄金芽, Huángjīn Yá) was discovered in the late 1990s at the "Deshi Jia" tea farm (德氏家茶场) in Sānqīshì township (三七市镇, S...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Thin, elegant leaves, rolled into needle shapes or flat "bird tongues" (雀舌, què shé). Color — bright, uniform golden-yellow, sometimes with light greenish ti...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Delicate, sweetish, with notes of ripe persimmon, roasted chestnuts, pumpkin seeds, light oiliness (clarified butter) and fresh asparagus. In highest grades a delicate floral no...
Liquor Aroma
Fresh, mild, floral-herbaceous, with tones of meadow grasses, violet powder, light citrus acidity and barely perceptible creamy tone. As it cools, nutty and honey notes unfold.
Liquor Color
Transparent, bright, clear golden-yellow, sometimes described as "chrysanthemum color" or "Japanese persimmon color." When cooling, the color becomes even mo...
Spent Leaves
Leaves fully unfold, demonstrating tenderness and uniform golden-yellow-green coloration with characteristic "three-color gradient": shoot tip — golden, middle — yello...
Taste
Exceptionally mild, smooth, rounded, velvety — completely lacking bitterness and pronounced astringency. Creamy-nutty notes dominate with natural sweetness; pronounced umami cha...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape
Needle
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
Huángjīn Yá (黄金芽, Huángjīn Yá) — an asexual (vegetatively propagated) plant belonging to the species *Camellia sinensis* (L.) Kuntze. Morphologically classif...
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