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Green Tea

Gāoqiáo Yín Fēng高桥银峰

Gāoqiáo yín fēng

Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南, Húnán), Chángshā City (长沙, Chángshā), Chán...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
80.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

A green tea created by scientists for the PRC anniversary, celebrated by a poet, and distinguished by its vertically standing silver down.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - 85.000000
Tea Amount
3 g per 150 ml water (1:50–1:60 ratio).
Teaware
Glass tumbler or white porcelain cup — for observing silvery down and evaluating liquor clarity.
Water Temperature
80.000000
Brewing Notes
recommended to drink hot, one hour after meals. Liquor should be consumed within 30 minutes of brewing — when cooled and oxidized, taste deteriorates.
Water Temperature Detail
80–85°C.
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hunan
Category
Famous Tea of China (中国名茶, 1989). Winner of the Húnán Scientific Conference Award (湖南省科学大会奖, 1978). Repeatedly used as a state gift (国礼) to foreign guests. Praised by ...
Coordinates
113°19′ East longitude, 28°29′ North latitude.
Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南, Húnán), Chángshā City (长沙, Chángshā), Chángshā County (长沙县, Chángshā Xiàn), Gāoqiáo Town (高桥镇, Gāoqi...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tight, thin, slightly curved shoots (条索紧细微曲). Densely covered with silvery vertically standing down (满披银毫) — the main visual characteristic. Color — emerald green showing throug...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Tender, persistent (嫩香持久). Pure green freshness (清香). Chestnut note (栗香).
Liquor Aroma
Fresh, persistent, with chestnut-green profile.
Liquor Color
Light green, clear and transparent (汤清).
Spent Leaves
Tender, uniform shoots of green color. Whole, resilient.
Taste
Fresh and mellow (鲜醇, xiānchún), with pronounced returning sweetness (回甘). Body — medium-full, round. Astringency minimal. Aftertaste — clean, refreshing.
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Processing
Chaoqing
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
Several asexual (clonal) cultivars of *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis* are used, specially selected for maximum manifestation of silvery down:
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