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Strip Leaf

Pínghé Báiyá Qílán平和白芽奇兰

Pínghé bái yá qí lán

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn shěng), Zhāngzhōu Prefecture (漳州市...
Tea type
Oolong Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

An exquisite oolong from Pinghe with a bright orchid fragrance, honey sweetness and mineral aftertaste.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount
5 g per 110 ml (gaiwan) for gongfu method. For larger vessels — 3–4 g per 200–250 ml.
Teaware
White porcelain gàiwǎn (白瓷盖碗, bái cí gàiwǎn) — universal choice, allowing evaluation of aroma purity and not distorting delicate profile. For roasted version...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Brewing Notes
Freshly made tea (especially nongxiang) is recommended to be aged 5–7 days in dry dark place for "dissipating fire qi" (褪火气, tuì huǒqì) — after this, aroma b...
Water Temperature Detail
95°C — optimal for standard Baiya Qilan. For qingxiang style, 90–95°C is acceptable; for dense roasted versions (nongxiang) — 95–100°C.
Origin
Tea Type
Oolong
Origin Country
CN
Province
Fujian
Category
Mǐnnán oolongs (闽南乌龙, mǐnnán wūlóng). Part of the five leading teas of Fújiàn Province alongside Tiěguānyīn (铁观音), Wǔyí Yánchá (武夷岩茶), Mǐ...
Coordinates
Approximately 24°02′–24°35′ N, 116°54′–117°31′ E. The core production area is concentrated on the slopes of Mount Daqin — the highest peak of Zhangzhou Prefe...
Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn shěng), Zhāngzhōu Prefecture (漳州市, Zhāngzhōu shì), Pínghé County (平和县, Pínghé xiàn). The ma...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tightly twisted, weighty elongated strips (条索紧结重实, tiáosuǒ jǐnjié zhòngshí), uniform in caliber. Color — dark green-brown with oily luster (青褐油润), with inclu...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pure, persistent orchid tone (兰香幽长, lánxiāng yōu cháng) — dominant note. In the background — fresh greenery, light sweetness, delicate floral tones of lilac and narcis...
Liquor Aroma
In qingxiang style — bright, high, rapidly unfolding floral bouquet with orchid accent and fresh green notes. In nongxiang style — deeper, enveloping, with honey sweetness and s...
Liquor Color
In qingxiang style — transparent, greenish-golden (清绿透亮). In nongxiang style — rich golden-amber (金黄明亮, jīnhuáng míngliàng), clear and bright. Upon cooling, light...
Spent Leaves
Soft, elastic, opened leaves with living luster. Color — characteristic "red-green mosaic" (红绿相映): green leaf center and reddish edge, testifying to precise oxidation ...
Taste
Dense (醇厚, chúnhòu) and simultaneously fresh (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng). Pronounced sweetness, soft, unobtrusive astringency, quick and powerful "returning sweet aftertaste...
Details
Oxidation
15.000000 - 70.000000
Leaf Shape
Strip
Oxidation Maximum
70.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
70
Cultivar
Báiyá Qílán (白芽奇兰) — clonal cultivar (*Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*), belongs to the shrub type (灌木型, guànmù xíng), medium-leaf group (中...
Picking
Main seasons — spring and autumn. Spring tea (春茶, chūnchá) is harvested in March–May, comprises about 60% of annual yield and is distinguished by pure orchid aroma and fres...
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