Green Tea

Liú Ān Guà Piān六安瓜片

Liù'ān guāpiàn

Origin: China, Ānhuī Province (安徽省), Lu'an Prefecture (六安市, Liù'ān Shì), Dàbi...
Tea type: Green Tea
Caffeine Level: Medium
Water Temperature: 80.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Liu An Gua Pian — imperial green tea from whole leaf plates with chestnut aroma and unique triple roasting.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 80.000000 - 85.000000
Tea Amount: 3–5 g per 150–200 ml.
Teaware: Glass tumbler (玻璃杯) — classic method: allows observing how flat "seeds" slowly sink to the bottom, opening. Porcelain gaiwan — for more controlled extraction. Small-vo...
Water Temperature: 80.000000
Brewing Notes: 4–5 g in gaiwan 100–120 ml, 70–80°C, first brewing — 60 seconds, then — 45–60 seconds, 4–6 infusions.
Water Temperature Detail: 80–85°C. Flat mature leaves are less sensitive to high temperature than bud teas, but boiling water is not recommended — may "cook" the flavor.

Origin

Tea Type: Green
Origin Country: CN
Province: Anhui
Category: Famous Teas of China (中国十大名茶). Intangible cultural heritage of the PRC (国家级非物质文化遗产, 2008). Geographical indication product.
Coordinates: ~31°30′ N, 115°50′ E.
Origin: China, Ānhuī Province (安徽省), Lu'an Prefecture (六安市, Liù'ān Shì), Dàbié Mountains (大别山, Dàbié Shān). Main zones: Jīnzhài County (金寨县, J...

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Flat blades resembling melon seeds (瓜子形) — hence the name "Guapian". Edges curled backward (叶缘背卷). Color — "precious green" (宝绿, bǎo lǜ) with characteristic ...
Dry Leaf Aroma: High, persistent, with characteristic notes of roasted chestnuts (板栗香, bǎnlì xiāng) — signature aroma of Gua Pian, formed by "triple fire". Additional overtones —...
Liquor Aroma: "Fresh and high" (清香高爽, qīngxiāng gāoshuǎng). Chestnut background, floral and grassy notes. Aroma persistent — maintained throughout 3–5 infusions.
Liquor Color: Clear, bright green with yellowish tint (清澈明亮). "Living" color — like a mountain stream.
Spent Leaves: Whole, flat, resilient leaf blades — without buds, without stems, without fragments. Uniform yellow-green color. Precisely the spent leaves of Gua Pian are the best way to evalu...
Taste: "Rich but not coarse; sweet but not cloying" (味浓而不苦，香而不涩). Dense, "full-bodied" (醇厚, chúnhòu). Natural sweetness, with chestnut-nutty depth. Astrin...

Details

Oxidation: 0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape: Flat
Roast Level: None
Oxidation Maximum: 0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 0
Cultivar: Local populations of *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*, growing in the Dabie Mountains. For the inner mountain region (内山), indigenous varieties with increased amino acid cont...

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