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Green Tea

Ānjí Báichá安吉白茶

Ānjí báichá

Origin
China (中国, Zhōngguó), Zhèjiāng Province (浙江省, Zhèjiāng shěng), Ānjí C...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
80.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Anji Bai Cha — a unique green tea with tender white buds, a milky-sweet taste, and a record content of amino acids.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - 85.000000
Tea Amount
3 g per 150–200 ml water (glass cup / gaiwan).
Teaware
Glass cup (玻璃杯, bōli bēi) — ideal for observing bud "dance"; gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — for more controlled gongfu-style brewing; porcelain cup with lid. Yíxīng t...
Water Temperature
80.000000
Brewing Notes
Maximum sweetness and freshness felt at liquor temperature about 60°C.4–5 g per 100–120 ml (gaiwan), 80–85°C, infusions 5–10–15–20–30 seconds with gradual increase. Gi...
Water Temperature Detail
80–85°C. Never boiling water — high temperature enhances bitterness and destroys delicate amino acid profile. Optimal temperature for maximum sweetness revelation — about 8...
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Zhejiang
Classification and Origin Notes
Dìpù Township (递铺街道, Dìpù jiēdào), Huángdù Village of Xīlóng Township (溪龙乡黄杜村, Xīlóng xiāng Huángdù cūn) — "China&#39...
Category
Famous green teas of China; product with protected geographical indication (地理标志产品, dìlǐ biāozhì chǎnpǐn). National standard — GB/T 20354-2006 "Geographical Indic...
Coordinates
≈ 30°38′ N, 119°41′ E (center of Anji County).
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Three types are distinguished by shape:
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, fresh, with notes of young greenery and light milky undertone — characteristic "tender aroma" (嫩香, nèn xiāng), reminiscent of young bamboo shoots.
Liquor Aroma
High, clean, lasting. Base note — fresh greenery (清香, qīngxiāng), grassy-floral; middle — distinct milky-creamy tone (奶香, nǎi xiāng), due to specific lipid compounds of white sh...
Liquor Color
Transparent, clean, light green with slight yellowish tint (清澈透亮). With proper brewing — crystal clear.
Spent Leaves
Shoots unfold and "stand" vertically in cup, like spring bamboo shoots (如春笋竖立). Color — jade-white, veins distinctly green (叶白脉翠). Buds and leaves whole, tender, easil...
Taste
Outstanding freshness and purity (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng) — main calling card of this tea. Sweetness (甘甜, gāntián) manifests from first sip, without need to "wait for" re...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
Báiyè Yīhào (白叶一号, Báiyè Yīhào) — the main and only permissible cultivar for Anji Baicha production according to national standard. Belongs to the ...
Picking
Exclusively spring, during the shoot whitening period. Optimal window — from late March (before Qingming festival, 清明, Qīngmíng) to mid-April (before Guyu festival, 谷雨, Gǔy...
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