Guangdong

Lǐngtóu Qí Lán岭头奇兰

Lǐngtóu qí lán

Origin: China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Cháozhōu City (潮州市,...
Tea type: Oolong Tea
Caffeine Level: High
Water Temperature: 90.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

An elegant oolong from Guangdong with a bright orchid aroma and a long sweet aftertaste.

Tea cabinet

Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount: 7 g per 150 ml (gongfu); 3–4 g per 250–300 ml (European style). For cold brewing — 5 g per 500 ml.
Teaware: For full aromatic spectrum development, preferred are: Yíxīng purple clay teapot (紫砂壶, zǐshā hú) or red clay teapot (红陶壶, hóngtáo hú) — especially for r...
Water Temperature: 90.000000
Water Temperature Detail: 95°C for standard versions; 90–95°C for young spring leaf of light style (清香型); 95–100°C (rolling boil) for well-roasted versions (足火).
Gongfu Water Temperature: 92.000000

Origin

Tea Type: Oolong
Origin Country: CN
Province: Guangdong
Category: Guǎngdōng oolongs (广东乌龙, Guǎngdōng Wūlóng). Lǐngtóu Qí Lán belongs to the Guǎngdōng school of oolongs alongside Fènghuáng Dāncóng (凤凰单丛) and F...
Coordinates: Approximately 23°51′ N, 116°45′ E (Lingtou Village area, Fenghuang mountain range).
Origin: China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Cháozhōu City (潮州市, Cháozhōu Shì), Ráopíng County (饶平县, Ráopíng Xiàn), Fúbīn Town ...

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Tight, elongated strips (条索, tiáosuǒ), dense and weighty. Leaf plates are narrow-shouldered, calibration is even. Color — yellow-green with dark olive tint and characterist...
Dry Leaf Aroma: Clean orchid aroma (兰花香, lánhuā xiāng) — leading note, complemented by delicate sweetness and cool green undertone. In aged and high-mountain samples ginseng tone (参香, shēn...
Liquor Aroma: Multi-layered floral-sweet spectrum. In first steeps bright orchid predominates; as leaves unfold honey, fruity and light spicy notes appear. Aroma persistently holds on cup wal...
Liquor Color: Clear yellow or golden-yellow (清黄或金黄, qīnghuáng huò jīnhuáng), transparent and bright. With enhanced roasting the shade shifts toward orange-amber.
Spent Leaves: Leaves unfold into diamond-shaped, elegant plates (棱形清秀, léngxíng qīngxiù) with clearly visible whitish central vein (主脉浮白, zhǔmài fúbái). Leaf edg...
Taste: Clean and mellow (清醇, qīngchún), with medium body density. Sweetness is pronounced and appears early (甘鲜, gānxiān). Light astringency quickly dissolves (微涩速化, wēisè s&...

Details

Oxidation: 30.000000 - 50.000000
Leaf Shape: Strip
Oxidation Maximum: 50.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 50
Cultivar: Dà Yè Qí Lán (大叶奇兰, Dà Yè Qí Lán, «large-leaf orchid»), *Camellia sinensis var. sinensis*. Morphological type — bush or small t...
Picking: Main seasons — spring (March — April) and autumn (September — October). Spring leaf possesses longer tenderness and richer aroma; autumn is valued for depth of flavor. Summer ha...

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