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Yóuxī Lú Chá
Green Tea
Yóuxī Lú Chá尤溪绿茶
Yóuxī lǜchá
- Origin
- China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Sānmíng Prefecture (三明市, ...
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Caffeine Level
- Medium
- Water Temperature
- 80.000000
Tea notes
Brewing, origin and taste.
Youxi Lü Cha – 'The First Green of East China': emerald infusion, early harvest, and the freshness of Fujian mountains.
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Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Brewing Temperature
- 80.000000 - 85.000000
- Tea Amount
- 3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio). When brewing in gaiwan — 5 g per 100–120 ml.
- Teaware
- Glass tumbler (玻璃杯, bōli bēi) — ideal for observing the "green tea dance" (绿茶舞): opening of buds and leaves in water. White porcelain gàiwǎn (白瓷盖碗, bái c...
- Water Temperature
- 80.000000
- Brewing Notes
- Soft water with low mineralization is recommended — it best reveals sweetness and aroma delicacy.
- Water Temperature Detail
- 80–85°C (for special grade from single buds — acceptable to reduce to 75°C). Boiling water is contraindicated: temperature above 85°C destroys theanine and intens...
Origin
- Tea Type
- Green
- Origin Country
- CN
- Province
- Fujian
- Category
- Regional Chinese green teas, products with geographical indication (地理标志产品, dìlǐ biāozhì chǎnpǐn).
- Coordinates
- 25°50′–26°26′ N, 117°48′–118°40′ E.
- Origin
- China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Sānmíng Prefecture (三明市, Sānmíng Shì), Yóuxī County (尤溪县, Yóuxī Xiàn). The protecte...
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Depends on form: flat teas (扁形) — even, straight, emerald-green; needle-shaped (针形) — thin, straight, with abundant white down (白毫, bái háo); rolled (卷曲形) — tightly cu...
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Clean, fresh, with distinct grassy-floral note. Flat teas display chestnut (栗香, lì xiāng) and bean tones. Rolled teas from Jìn Guānyīn cultivar are distinguished by pr...
- Liquor Aroma
- High and persistent. Main tone — fresh greenness (清香, qīngxiāng); in highest grades — delicate floral nuances. With aging, honey notes may appear (蜜香, mì xiāng).
- Liquor Color
- Bright green (碧绿, bìlǜ), clean and transparent, with lively luster. For flat fired teas — yellow-green, light and clean.
- Spent Leaves
- Tender green, uniform, with lively luster (嫩绿匀亮, nèn lǜ yún liàng). Leaves and buds look fresh, "alive," as if still on the branch. Leaf form when opene...
- Taste
- Fresh and clean (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng), full-bodied (醇厚, chúnhòu), with prolonged returning sweetness (回甘, huígān). Amino acid richness imparts pronounced umami-like no...
Details
- Oxidation
- 5.000000 - 5.000000
- Leaf Shape
- Needle
- Processing
- Chaoqing
- Roast Level
- None
- Oxidation Maximum
- 5.000000
- Oxidation Maximum Detail
- 5
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