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Jiangsu

Jīntán Quèshé金坛雀舌

Jīntán què shé

Origin
China, Jiāngsū Province (江苏, Jiāngsū), Chángzhōu City (常州市, Chángzhōu...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
80.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Miniature "sparrow's tongues" from Maoshan Mountain: chestnut aroma, sweet taste and Daoist aura – Jintan Que She.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - ?
Tea Amount
3 g per 150–180 ml water (ratio 1:50–1:60).
Teaware
Glass cup or white porcelain gaiwan.
Water Temperature
80.000000
Brewing Notes
freshly purchased tea is recommended to rest ~2 weeks for "fire taste to dissipate." Avoid prolonged steeping — tannins increase bitterness.
Water Temperature Detail
80°C (boiled water, cooled).
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Jiangsu
Classification and Origin Notes
Fanglu Tea Farm (方麓茶场) and ancient tea gardens on the eastern slope of Máoshān (茅山东麓), area — approximately 6,000 mu (400 hectares). Highest quality — from gardens in the M...
Category
National Geographical Indication Product (中国国家地理标志产品, 2012) — the first tea product from Changzhou City to receive this protection. In 1986, it received the title "Famous T...
Coordinates
Approximately 31°33′ North latitude, 119°32′ East longitude.
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Flat, slender, pointed tea leaves (扁平挺秀, biǎnpíng tǐngxiù), in form — classic "sparrow tongues" (状如雀舌): tip — pointed, "like a bird's beak." Co...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, high, persistent (清高). Chestnut note dominates (栗香明显持久, lì xiāng míngxiǎn chíjiǔ) — rich and lasting. Clean green freshness. In some batches — light floral...
Liquor Aroma
Chestnut, persistent, with clean green base. Unfolds gradually.
Liquor Color
Bright, clear (明亮), yellow-green.
Spent Leaves
Tender, uniform shoots, gathered in "buds" (嫩匀成朵). Color — light green, lively.
Taste
Fresh and brisk (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng) — high amino acid content provides bright "umami" note. Sweet (甘, gān). Dense and full-bodied (醇厚, chúnhòu). Pronounced retu...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape
Flat
Processing
Chaoqing
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
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