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Green Tea

Yunnan Lücha云南绿茶

Yúnnán lǜchá

Origin
China (中国, Zhōngguó), Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán Shěng). Main tea r...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
80.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Powerful green tea from Yunnan with chestnut aroma and dense body — wild character from the cradle of tea.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - 90.000000
Tea Amount
3–5 g per 150–200 ml (European method); 5–7 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu method).
Teaware
Gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — universal option; glass teapot or cup — for observing large shoot opening; for shaiqing even clay teapot is acceptable (coarser raw material is n...
Water Temperature
80.000000
Water Temperature Detail
80–90 °C for large-leaf chaoqing and hongqing; 75–80 °C for delicate small-leaf varieties; 85–90 °C for shaiqing (coarser raw material opens better at slightly hi...
Gongfu Water Temperature
75.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Yunnan
Category
Categorical / overview article covering the entire diversity of green teas from Yunnan Province.
Coordinates
Yunnan Province is located between 21° and 29° North latitude, 97° and 106° East longitude. Tea plantations are concentrated predominantly south of 25° ...
Origin
China (中国, Zhōngguó), Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán Shěng). Main tea regions: Líncāng (临沧, Líncāng), Bǎoshān (保山, Bǎoshān), Pu'er / Sīm&#22...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
From thin twisted "spirals" and "needles" to large, flat "tongues" and plump shoots with abundant silver down. Color — from light green (hongqing) ...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Fresh, with wide palette: chestnut and bean notes (chaoqing), floral (hongqing, especially from Yunkang 47 cultivar), grassy-green with smoky undertone (shaiqing).
Liquor Aroma
Bright, voluminous, with predominance of chestnut and roasted nut in roasted varieties; clean and floral in hongqing; with note of fresh-cut grass and "solar warmth" i...
Liquor Color
From light green to yellow-green (hongqing, chaoqing); greenish-yellow, sometimes slightly cloudy (fresh shaiqing — clarifies with age).
Spent Leaves
Whole, elastic, large leaves and buds — significantly larger than Zhejiang or Anhui green teas. Color — from fresh green to olive.
Taste
Main difference from traditional green teas — significantly denser body and pronounced extractiveness. Large-leaf varieties produce powerful, "bodied" liquor with ligh...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape
Needle
Processing
Chaoqing
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
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