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Green Tea

Jīnfúyùcuì金佛玉翠

jīnfúyùcuì

Origin
China, Chóngqìng Municipality (重庆市, Chóngqìng Shì), Nánchuān District...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
80.000000
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Brewing, origin and taste.

Jinfuyucui — emerald tea with a chestnut aroma from the sacred mountains of Chongqing, where ancient tea forests mature.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - 85.000000
Tea Amount
3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio) for glass method; 5–6 g per 120 ml for gongfu method in gaiwan.
Teaware
Glass tumbler — ideal option for observing the "dance of buds" (芽叶竖立, yáyè shùlì): tender buds stand vertically in water, creating a spectacular pi...
Water Temperature
80.000000
Water Temperature Detail
80–85°C for standard glass brewing; 85°C for first rinse in gaiwan (gongfu method). Water temperature above 90°C is categorically not recommended — this destroys ...
Gongfu Water Temperature
75.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Chongqing
Category
Chinese regional green teas; product with protected geographical indication.
Coordinates
Nanchuan District — approximately 28°46′–29°30′ N, 106°54′–107°27′ E. Mount Jinfo — 28°50′–29°20′ N, 107°00′–107°20′ E.
Origin
China, Chóngqìng Municipality (重庆市, Chóngqìng Shì), Nánchuān District (南川区, Nánchuān Qū). The production zone covers 29 townships and towns of...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tea particles are straight, tightly rolled, weighty (紧直重实, jǐnzhí zhòngshí), color — deep green with pronounced oily luster (绿润, lǜrùn) and noticeable silver...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pronounced chestnut aroma (栗香, lìxiāng) with clean notes of fresh greenery; high-altitude batches have a characteristic "cold aroma" (冷香, lěngxiāng) that reveals ...
Liquor Aroma
Chestnut aroma dominates and persists through many infusions (栗香持久). In the top notes — clean freshness (清香, qīngxiāng) of young green tea. Aroma is high, bright (高香, gāoxiāng),...
Liquor Color
Tender green, bright and clear (嫩绿明亮, nèn lǜ míngliàng), with repeated infusions transitions to yellow-green.
Spent Leaves
Yellow-green, bright (黄绿明亮), buds and leaves whole, even, elastic, with good size uniformity.
Taste
Dense, rich and softly oily (浓醇, nóngchún) — the sensation of tea "body" is above average for green teas. Pronounced freshness and liveliness (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Processing
Chaoqing
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
Main cultivars — Fúdǐng Dàbáichá (福鼎大白茶, Fúdǐng Dàbáichá) and Bāyú Tèzǎo (巴渝特早, Bāyú Tèzǎo), both are nationally reco...
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