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Green Tea

Shèngzhōu Huī Bái嵊州辉白

Shèngzhōu huī bái

Origin
China, Zhèjiāng Province (浙江省, Zhèjiāng shěng), Shèngzhōu City (嵊州市, ...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
80.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Historic green tea from Zhejiang: 'seemingly not round' twist, chestnut aroma, and mild clarity.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - 90.000000
Tea Amount
3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio). For gaiwan in gongfu style: 5–6 g per 100–120 ml.
Teaware
Glass tumbler (玻璃杯, bōlí bēi) — optimal choice, allowing observation of gradual granule opening. Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) for gongfu brewing. Glass or porcelain teapot.
Water Temperature
80.000000
Brewing Notes
Finished liquor is recommended to be consumed within 30–60 minutes — prolonged standing leads to excessive astringency and loss of aroma freshness.
Water Temperature Detail
80–90°C. Highest grades (特级) open better at 80–85°C; use of boiling water is highly undesirable — it destroys chlorophyll and leads to yellowing of liquor and appearan...
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Zhejiang
Category
Historic Famous Tea of China (中国历史名茶). Regional premium green tea of round-rolled type (圆形绿茶, yuánxíng lǜchá).
Coordinates
Approximately 29.70° N, 120.88° E (reference point — Quangang Village on the southern slope of Mount Fuzhi).
Origin
China, Zhèjiāng Province (浙江省, Zhèjiāng shěng), Shèngzhōu City (嵊州市, Shèngzhōu shì), Sìmíng Mountain area (四明山, Sìmíng Shān). Main p...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Characteristic "coiled flower" shape (盘花卷曲) — granules that are not perfectly round but tightly rolled. The tea resembles miniature coils or spirals. The surface is co...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, fresh, with distinct chestnut tone (栗香, lìxiāng). Tea from the glacial belt of Fuzhi Mountain may have the so-called "cold aroma" (冷香, lěngxiāng) — a subtl...
Liquor Aroma
Intense and rich (浓爽, nóngshuǎng). Chestnut tone dominates, complemented by clean "green" freshness. In the best batches, the aroma is high and lasting.
Liquor Color
Yellow-green, bright and clear (黄明清澈, huáng míng qīngchè), with light luster.
Spent Leaves
Tender yellow color (嫩黄, nènhuáng), leaves open in whole "bouquets" (成朵, chéng duǒ), bud tips are clearly visible (芽锋显露). Leaf structure testifies to qu...
Taste
Dense, rich (醇厚, chúnhòu), simultaneously fresh and brisk (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng). The taste shows concentrated thickness (浓醇, nóngchún), due to dense rolling: the ...
Details
Oxidation
5.000000 - 5.000000
Leaf Shape
Spiral
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
5.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
5
Cultivar
Local population variety (当地群体种, dāngdì qúntǐ zhǒng) — medium-leaf and small-leaf type (中小叶种, zhōngxiǎo yè zhǒng), a historically formed genetic mixture of lines ...
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