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Kāihuà Lóng Dǐng
Green Tea
Kāihuà Lóng Dǐng开化龙顶
Kāihuà lóng dǐng
- Origin
- China, Zhèjiāng Province (浙江, Zhèjiāng), Qúzhōu City (衢州市, Qúzhōu Shì...
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Caffeine Level
- Medium
- Water Temperature
- 85.000000
Tea notes
Brewing, origin and taste.
Kaihua Long Ding — a green tea from Zhejiang with orchid fragrance and a 'forest in a cup' effect.
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Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Brewing Temperature
- 85.000000 - 95.000000
- Tea Amount
- 3 g per 150 ml (ratio 1:50). For "direct drinking" in a large cup — up to 1:75–1:150.
- Teaware
- Glass cup (玻璃杯) — mandatory choice for observing the "Forest in a Cup" effect. White porcelain gaiwan — for aroma evaluation.
- Water Temperature
- 85.000000
- Brewing Notes
- do not oversteep to avoid bitterness — especially relevant for summer tea. For connoisseurs, three stages of tasting are recommended: observing form (观形), inhaling aroma (闻香), e...
- Water Temperature Detail
- 85–95°C — Long Ding, thanks to its needle-like form and dense structure, withstands higher temperature than many delicate green teas.
Origin
- Tea Type
- Green
- Origin Country
- CN
- Province
- Zhejiang
- Category
- National Geographical Indication Product (中国国家地理标志产品). First place by total score among "Ten Famous Teas of Zhejiang" (2004). In 1985 — title of "National Famous ...
- Coordinates
- Approximately 29°08′ North latitude, 118°25′ East longitude.
- Origin
- China, Zhèjiāng Province (浙江, Zhèjiāng), Qúzhōu City (衢州市, Qúzhōu Shì), Kāihuà County (开化县, Kāihuà Xiàn). Production zone — mountainous a...
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Straight, elegant, needle-like buds (紧直挺秀, jǐnzhí tǐngxiù), covered with silvery white down (白毫披露). Color — bright green. In highest grades — uniform, elegant, "l...
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Orchid aroma (兰花香, lánhuā xiāng) — main aromatic characteristic by which Long Ding is unmistakably recognized. Chestnut note (板栗香, bǎnlì xiāng) — secondary. Clean gree...
- Liquor Aroma
- Orchid, persistent and elegant. With careful tasting — chestnut overtones.
- Liquor Color
- Green, clean and clear — the "greenness" of the liquor is one of the "three greens" (三绿).
- Spent Leaves
- Tender, uniform, bright green shoots — third of the "three greens."
- Taste
- Fresh, mellow and brisk (鲜醇爽口, xiānchún shuǎngkǒu), sweet (甘甜, gāntián), with umami note of amino acid freshness. Rich (醇厚). Aftertaste — long, with "throat reson...
Details
- Oxidation
- 0.000000 - 0.000000
- Leaf Shape
- Needle
- Processing
- Chaoqing
- Roast Level
- None
- Oxidation Maximum
- 0.000000
- Oxidation Maximum Detail
- 0
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