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Green Tea

Guìzhōu Léigōngshān Chá贵州雷公山茶

Guìzhōu léigōngshān chá

Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州, Guìzhōu), Qiándōngnán Miáo and Dōng Auto...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
75.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Guizhou Leigongshan Cha – high-mountain green tea with a soft taste, chestnut aroma, and pure mineral sweetness.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
75.000000 - 80.000000
Tea Amount
3–4 g per 150 ml (glass or gaiwan). For Yinqiu Cha — 1 ball (≈ 2.5 g) per 150–200 ml.
Teaware
Transparent glass cup (玻璃杯) — for visual enjoyment of ball "unfolding"; porcelain gaiwan (盖碗) — for maximum aroma revelation.
Water Temperature
75.000000
Brewing Notes
If tea becomes bitter — lower temperature and reduce amount, don't "blame the tea." High-mountain green teas of Guizhou often reveal best at temperatures even belo...
Water Temperature Detail
75–80°C. Higher temperature intensifies bitterness and "hides" the delicate amino acid sweetness of high-mountain leaf.
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guizhou
Category
High-mountain ecological green tea of Guizhou; the public brand "Leigongshan Cha" (雷公山茶) unites several product lines — Léigōngshān Qīngmíng Chá (雷公山清明茶...
Coordinates
≈ 26.4° N, 108.2° E (Leishan County; plantations are distributed across the altitudinal belt of 900–1,400 m throughout the county area).
Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州, Guìzhōu), Qiándōngnán Miáo and Dōng Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngz&#2...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tightly twisted, neat strips (条索紧结, tiáosuǒ jǐnjié) from bright green to dark green color with oily luster (墨绿油润, mòlǜ yóurùn). For Yinqiu Cha — even ba...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Fresh, grassy-floral (清香, qīngxiāng); with warmer fixation — mild nuttiness or chestnut tone (栗香, lìxiāng).
Liquor Aroma
Clean, with chestnut background and floral overtones; Yinqiu Cha has a denser aroma with "tender milky" and "pectin" notes.
Liquor Color
From light green and straw-golden to yellow-green (黄绿明亮, huánglǜ míngliàng); transparent and clear.
Spent Leaves
Tender, whole leaves — bright green, fresh, elastic; uniform fraction. For Yinqiu Cha — the ball slowly and effectively "unfolds" in the glass, "like a lotus bud ...
Taste
Mild, fresh (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng), with moderate richness (醇厚, chúnhòu). Bitterness is usually short and quickly transitions to long "returning sweetness" (回甘, hu...
Details
Oxidation
5.000000 - 5.000000
Leaf Shape
Strip
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
5.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
5
Cultivar
The region presents a mosaic of planting material: local populations of *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis* (shrub and semi-woody forms adapted to high mountains) and introduced...
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