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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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