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Green Tea

Xiangcao Lan Lü Chá香草兰绿茶

xiāngcǎo lán lǜchá

Origin
China; Hǎinán Province (海南, Hǎinán); Wànníng City (万宁市, Wànníng Shì)....
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
80.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

The world's only green tea with natural vanilla — chocolate-vanilla aroma from tropical Hainan.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - ?
Process
Pour water at 80 °C, steep for 3 minutes. Allows 3 infusions.
Tea Amount
3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio).
Teaware
Glass cup (for observing liquor color) or white porcelain gaiwan (for concentrating aroma).
Water Temperature
80.000000
Brewing Notes
4 g tea + 500 ml cold water → refrigerator, 4 hours. Cold Xiangcao Lan is one of China's best cold teas: vanilla-chocolate aroma opens more brightly, while caffeine extracts...
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hainan
Category
Scientifically developed new-type tea (1993). Intangible cultural heritage of Wànníng City (万宁市级非遗, 2024). Winner of world tea competitions (gold at World Red Tea Comp...
Coordinates
18°44′ N, 110°11′ E (Xinglong, Wanning).
Origin
China; Hǎinán Province (海南, Hǎinán); Wànníng City (万宁市, Wànníng Shì). Production core — Xīnglóng Tropical Botanical Garden (兴隆热带植物园, Xīng...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Dense, twisted strands (条索紧结卷曲), green-glossy with light "bloom" (色泽绿润显霜). Sometimes small vanilla pod fragments are visible (brown-black inclusions).
Dry Leaf Aroma
Chocolate-vanilla tone dominates (巧克力香, qiǎokèlì xiāng) — the calling card of *Vanilla planifolia*. Second layer — "orchid" floral (兰花香) and grassy green (草本...
Liquor Aroma
Intense, "confectionery": vanilla + chocolate + light green freshness. Nothing similar exists in any other green tea — the nearest (quite distant) analogue is jasmine ...
Liquor Color
Yellow-green, bright and clear (黄绿明亮).
Spent Leaves
Tender green with yellowish tint (嫩匀黄绿); sometimes vanilla pod pieces are visible.
Taste
Rich and mellow (醇厚, chúnhòu) — result of high polyphenols in base (≥28%). Returning sweetness (回甘) with vanilla sweetness. Smooth and oily mouthfeel (润滑, rùnhu&#...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Phase
Early
Early Months
3,4
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