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Strip Leaf

Báilín Gōngfū白琳工夫

Bái lín gōngfū

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Níngdé Prefecture (宁德市, N...
Tea type
Strip Leaf
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Bai Lin Gongfu — a red tea from Fuding with abundant downy tips, a honey-caramel taste, and a bright, tangerine-like infusion.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount
4–5 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu); 3 g per 200–250 ml (European method).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — ideal option: reveals "毫香," doesn't absorb aroma. Glass teapot allows admiring "Juhong" color. Yixing teapot — acceptable, b...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–95°C. For highest grades with abundant tips — 85–90°C.
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Fujian
Category
One of the "Three Great Gongfu of Fujian" (闽红三大工夫). Historical export red tea (black tea). Tradition spans more than 250 years.
Coordinates
approximately 27°12′ N, 120°12′ E.
Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Níngdé Prefecture (宁德市, Níngdé Shì), Fuding County-level City (福鼎市, Fúdǐng Shì...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Fine, tightly twisted longitudinal strips (条索细长弯曲). Abundance of orange-golden and white down (橙黄白毫), in highest grades down may gather into small "granule-balls" (颗粒绒...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, fresh, with characteristic "毫香" (haoxiang — "aroma of down," fresh, creamy-floral), notes of dried fruits (prunes, apricots), honey, malt. In "Ju...
Liquor Aroma
Fresh, bright, with pronounced haoxiang. Honey-fruity complex (honey, dried fruits, apricots), light floral and caramel notes. Aroma "pleasant and joyful" (鲜爽愉快的毫香).
Liquor Color
Bright, red-amber; in "Juhong" — dazzlingly bright, "orange-red like a mandarin" (艳丽红亮). Transparent, clear.
Spent Leaves
Red-orange, bright, elastic leaves with visible golden buds. Uniformity — sign of quality.
Taste
Soft, clean, sweet and harmonious (清鲜甜和). Body — medium, but "smooth." Light astringency balances sweetness. Notes of dried fruits, honey, caramel. Aftertaste — clean,...
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Leaf Shape
Strip
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Two main variants:
Picking
Spring (most valuable), summer, autumn. Best batches — early spring, before Gǔyǔ (谷雨).
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