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Méngdǐng Huáng Yá蒙顶黄芽

Méngdǐng huáng yá

Origin: China, Sìchuān Province (四川, Sìchuān), Ya'an Prefecture (雅安, Yǎ'ān), ...
Tea type: Yellow Tea
Caffeine Level: Medium
Water Temperature: 85.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Imperial yellow tea from the peak of Mengding Shan: 1169 years of courtly service, aroma of young chestnut and honey.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 85.000000 - ?
Tea Amount: 3 g per 150 ml water.
Teaware: Glass tumbler (玻璃杯) — ideal for observing liquor color and «dance of buds». White porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — for maximum aroma revelation.
Water Temperature: 85.000000
Water Temperature Detail: 85°C — optimal for revealing sweetness and aroma without provoking bitterness. Boiling water is not recommended: delicate single buds poorly tolerate excessively high tempe...
Gongfu Water Temperature: 78.000000

Origin

Tea Type: Yellow
Origin Country: CN
Province: Sichuan
Category: Historical imperial tea of China. In 1959 included in the list of «Ten Famous Teas of China» (中国十大名茶). Product with protected geographical indication.
Coordinates: Approximately 30° North latitude, 103° East longitude. Located in the «golden belt» of tea cultivation along the 30th parallel.
Origin: China, Sìchuān Province (四川, Sìchuān), Ya'an Prefecture (雅安, Yǎ'ān), Míngshān District (名山区, Míngshān Qū), Mount Méngdǐngshān (蒙顶山, Méngdǐn...

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Flat, straight, sword-like buds (扁平挺直似剑, biǎnpíng tǐngzhí sì jiàn), uniform in size. Abundant golden down (金毫显露). Color — warm brownish-yellow with oily lust...
Dry Leaf Aroma: Delicate, sweetish, with pronounced note of «nenlixiang» (嫩栗香) — aroma of young chestnut. Also present are honey and sweet-cereal overtones.
Liquor Aroma: Tiánxiāng nóngyù (甜香浓郁) — rich, sweet, with chestnut base and honey top. In subsequent infusions fruity and creamy nuances unfold. In grade «zhenpin» &#...
Liquor Color: «Huangliang toubi» (黄亮透碧) — bright yellow with turquoise-greenish gleam, transparent, with clear luster. This is the calling card of Mengding Huang Ya, described alrea...
Spent Leaves: Whole, tender, uniform buds of delicate yellow color (全芽嫩黄匀整). All buds are opened evenly, without damage.
Taste: Xiānchún huígān (鲜醇回甘) — fresh, mellow, with prolonged sweet return. Texture is silky-oily. Bitterness and astringency are practically absent thanks to multiple sealin...

Details

Oxidation: 5.000000 - 15.000000
Leaf Shape: Flat
Roast Level: None
Oxidation Maximum: 15.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 15
Cultivar: Méngshān group population (蒙山群体种, Méngshān qúntǐ zhǒng) — small-leaf variety of *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*. Bush type, high frost resistance, adaptation ...

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