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Jiangsu

Dōng Tíng Bìluóchūn洞庭碧螺春

Dòngtíng bìluóchūn

Origin
China, Jiāngsū Province (江苏, Jiāngsū), Sūzhōu Prefecture (苏州, Sūzhōu)...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
75.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Emerald spirals of spring: a famous green tea with a unique floral-fruity aroma and velvety sweetness.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
75.000000 - 80.000000
Tea Amount
3–5 g per 150–200 ml water.
Teaware
Best choice — glass tumbler or glass flask (to observe "dance" of tea leaves), gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn) of thin porcelain or celadon ceramics.
Water Temperature
75.000000
Brewing Notes
High-grade Dongting Biluochun can open even when brewed with spring or mineral water at room temperature (cold brewing) — this is indicator of bud strength and juiciness, unavai...
Water Temperature Detail
75–80°C. Boiling water "scalds" tender downy leaves, giving bitterness and destroying delicate aroma.
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Jiangsu
Category
Famous Teas of China (中国十大名茶, Zhōngguó shí dà míngchá). One of the Ten Famous Teas of China, product with protected geographical indication (地理标志产品, d&#...
Coordinates
Approximately 31°03′ North latitude, 120°22′ East longitude (Lake Taihu region, 太湖, Tàihú).
Origin
China, Jiāngsū Province (江苏, Jiāngsū), Sūzhōu Prefecture (苏州, Sūzhōu), Wúzhōng District (吴中区, Wúzhōng qū). Produced exclusively on the Dòngtíng Mountains (洞庭...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Thin, elegant tea leaves, tightly twisted into spirals resembling snail shells or bee "honey legs" (铜丝条, tóngsītiáo, "copper wire"). Abundant cover...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Intense, multi-layered: first layer — fresh floral (jasmine, garden flowers), second — fruity (peach, apricot, loquat), third — light creamy-honey. Precisely the natural "f...
Liquor Aroma
Bright, clean, sweetly floral, with honey and fruity nuances; aroma persistently holds from first to last infusion.
Liquor Color
Tender green with light yellowish tint (嫩绿, nèn lǜ), bright, transparent, clean. In highest grades — with barely noticeable emerald luminescence.
Spent Leaves
Tender, whole, resilient buds and leaves; color — uniform light green (嫩黄绿明亮); individual buds clearly visible.
Taste
Tender, soft, fresh, sweetish (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng), without coarse bitterness and astringency. Pronounced amino acid sweetness (回甘, huígān) and refreshing effect (生津, shēngjīn)...
Details
Oxidation
5.000000 - 5.000000
Leaf Shape
Spiral
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
5.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
5
Cultivar
Uses local small-leaf population — Dongtingshan Group Small-leaf Variety (洞庭山群体小叶种, Dòngtíngshān qúntǐ xiǎoyèzhǒng, "Dongting Mountains group small-leaf...
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