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Green Tea

Gēlǎo Yù Cuì仡佬玉翠

Gēlǎo yù cuì

Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), Zunyi Prefecture-level ...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
85.000000
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Brewing, origin and taste.

Gelao jade emerald: green tea with sword-shaped leaves, chestnut aroma and dual enrichment with selenium and strontium.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
85.000000 - 90.000000
Tea Amount
4 g per gaiwan of ~120 ml capacity (tea should occupy approximately ¼ of vessel volume).
Teaware
Glass tumbler — recommended for observing "floating swords" (tea leaves vertically suspended in water create spectacular view). Gàiwǎn (盖碗) 120–150 ml — for short...
Water Temperature
85.000000
Water Temperature Detail
85–90°C.
Gongfu Water Temperature
75.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guizhou
Category
Regional famous tea of Guizhou. Famous trademark of Guìzhōu Province (贵州省著名商标, 2015). Production regulated by local standard DB520325/T07-2009. Gold award at Shanghai Inter...
Coordinates
Approximately 28°52′ N, 107°36′ E.
Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), Zunyi Prefecture-level City (遵义市, Zūnyì Shì), Dàozhēn Gēlǎo and Miáo Autonomous County (道真仡佬族苗族自治县). ...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Flat, straight, smooth tea leaves (扁直光滑), resembling sword blades (如剑刃). Color — emerald green with oily luster (翠绿油润). Highest grade has abundant silvery down covering ≥80% of ...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, high, persistent (清香持久). Characteristic mountain "ecological aroma" (山场气息, shānchǎng qìxī) — specific note of Guizhou highland teas, reminiscent of moist m...
Liquor Aroma
Clean, medium height, with chestnut base and "cold" finish. "Cold aroma" — result of the third heating in "三烘三提" technology.
Liquor Color
Tender yellow, clear and bright (嫩黄透亮, nèn huáng tòu liàng) — for highest grade. First and second grades — more saturated yellow-green.
Spent Leaves
Tender green, uniform. Leaves unfold from "sword-like" form, revealing down.
Taste
Fresh and brisk (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng), with quick returning sweetness (回甘迅速). Body — mellow and rich (醇厚, chúnhòu), exceeding ordinary flat green teas, explained by the ric...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape
Flat
Processing
Hongqing
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
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