Green Tea

Bái Máo Hóu白毛猴

bái máo hóu

Origin: China, Fújiàn Province (福建省), Zhènghé County (政和县, Zhènghé Xiàn), nor...
Tea type: Green Tea
Caffeine Level: Medium
Water Temperature: 75.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Bai Mao Hou is a green tea from Zhenghe with a “downy” aroma and honey-milky taste, crafted using a technique between white and green tea.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 75.000000 - 80.000000
Tea Amount: 3–5 g per 150–200 ml.
Teaware: Glass cup or porcelain gaiwan — for observing the unfolding of "little monkeys" and silvery down in water.
Water Temperature: 75.000000
Brewing Notes: Thanks to prolonged withering (16–18 h) Bai Mao Hou is more "tolerant" of temperature than standard green teas: even at 85 °C it doesn't become bitter, but re...
Water Temperature Detail: 75–80 °C. Delicate "little monkeys" are sensitive to boiling water — down gets "scalded" and clouds the liquor.

Origin

Tea Type: Green
Origin Country: CN
Province: Fujian
Category: Historical famous tea (历史名茶). Created in 1910. Classified as green tea in "Zhongguo Chajing" (《中国茶经》), although the technology includes elements of white tea (prolonge...
Origin: China, Fújiàn Province (福建省), Zhènghé County (政和县, Zhènghé Xiàn), northern Fujian. Zhenghe — one of the "three great tea counties" o...
Type: Green tea (绿茶, lǜchá), formally unfermented, however with prolonged withering (16–18 hours) — "制法介于红茶绿茶之间" ("technology between red tea and green tea")....

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Large, curved tea leaves, "curled little monkeys" (犹如毛猴静伏, "like a little monkey resting in stillness"). Densely covered with silvery-white down. Form — volu...
Liquor Color: "清绿泛黄" (qīnglǜ fànhuáng, "pure green with yellowish tinge"). In some sources — "橙黄" (chénghuáng, "amber-yellow") — th...
Spent Leaves: Tender, whole, elastic, bright green (嫩绿、完整、匀净、无杂). Shoots retain their form — indicator of "保毫" and careful processing.
Taste: Mild, "醇和微甘" (chúnhé wēigān, "harmoniously mild, slightly sweet"). Minimal astringency. Pronounced "回甘" (returning sweetness). Body — med...
Organoleptic Profile Notes: "Downy" (毫香, háo xiāng) — fresh, sweetish. Pure (清香). More complex than typical green tea — with "milky" and "honey" overtones, due to prolong...
Sensory Li Intensity: 2.000000

Details

Oxidation: 0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape: Spiral
Roast Level: None
Oxidation Maximum: 0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 0
Cultivar: Zhenghe Dabaicha (政和大白茶, Zhènghé Dàbáichá) — "Great White Tea of Zhenghe". One of the most valuable Fujian cultivars: large, fleshy buds and l...

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