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Ten Famous Teas

Yuèyáng Huáng Chá岳阳黄茶

Yuèyáng huángchá

Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南, Húnán), Yuèyáng Prefecture (岳阳, Yuèyáng). ...
Tea type
Yellow Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
80.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Yellow tea from Hunan: Junshan Yin Zhen with a dance at the bottom of the glass and the secret of double sweltering.

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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).
Water Temperature
80.000000
Brewing Notes
Primary choice for Jūnshān Yínzhēn (君山银针, Jūnshān Yínzhēn) — essential for observing "three rises and three falls." Glass should be heat-resistant with a tig...
Water Temperature Detail
80–85°C for most Yueyang yellow teas. For special grade Jūnshān Yínzhēn (君山银针, Jūnshān Yínzhēn) — 75°C (too hot water will "burn" delicate buds).
Gongfu Water Temperature
78.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Yellow
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hunan
Classification and Origin Notes
The legendary island in the middle of Dongting Lake — birthplace of Jūnshān Yínzhēn (君山银针, Jūnshān Yínzhēn). The island's area is less than 1 km², but it is p...
Category
Product with Protected Geographical Indication (国家地理标志产品, Guójiā Dìlǐ Biāozhì Chǎnpǐn), registered in 2014. Included among China's Famous Teas (中国名茶, Zhōnggu&...
Coordinates
112°18′–114°09′ E, 28°25′–29°51′ N.
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Depends on the product:
Dry Leaf Aroma
Delicate, sweetish, with notes of cooked chestnuts (嫩栗香, nèn lì xiāng) in higher grades; "stewed" enzymatic aroma (酵香, jiào xiāng) — characteristic of a...
Liquor Aroma
Clean, sweet, with dominant "tender freshness" (嫩香, nèn xiāng). Jūnshān Yínzhēn (君山银针, Jūnshān Yínzhēn) additionally has subtle honey and floral notes. ...
Liquor Color
Apricot-yellow (杏黄, xìng huáng) — light, clear, with bright luster (明亮, míng liàng). In more oxidized samples (Huang Ye) — orange-yellow.
Spent Leaves
Tender yellow (嫩黄), uniform, resilient. Buds/leaves whole, arranged in neat "rosettes" (成朵, chéng duǒ). Uniformity — indicator of proper sorting and sealed yellow...
Taste
Formula — "甘醇鲜爽" (gān chún xiān shuǎng — "sweet, mellow, fresh, brisk"). Body — medium, without heaviness. Sweetness — persistent, "background.&quo...
Details
Oxidation
50.000000 - 50.000000
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
50.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
50
Cultivar
A wide spectrum of varieties is used, both old population groups (群体种, qúntǐ zhǒng — seed propagation) and modern clonal cultivars:
Phase
Early
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