Needle Leaf

Qímén Jīnzhēn祁门金针

Qímén jīnzhēn

Origin: Qímén County (祁门县, Qímén Xiàn), Huángshān City (黄山市, Huángshān Shì), ...
Tea type: Needle Leaf
Caffeine Level: High
Water Temperature: 90.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Qi Men Jin Zhen — premium red tea with "golden needles", the embodiment of the legendary Qimen aroma.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount: 3–5 g per 150–200 ml for European method; 5–7 g per 100–150 ml for flash steeping method (Gongfu Cha, 功夫茶).
Teaware: Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — best choice for Jinzhen: neutral material doesn't absorb aroma and allows full revelation of "Qimenxiang." Yíxīng te...
Water Temperature: 90.000000
Water Temperature Detail: 90–95°C. Boiling water is not recommended — too high temperature can scald delicate buds and increase astringency.
Gongfu Water Temperature: 93.000000

Origin

Tea Type: Red
Origin Country: CN
Province: Anhui
Category: Premium Chinese red tea (black tea). One of the "Ten Famous Teas of China" (十大名茶, shí dà míngchá) — as part of the generalized category Qimen Hongc...
Coordinates: approximately 29°51′ North latitude, 117°43′ East longitude.
Origin: Qímén County (祁门县, Qímén Xiàn), Huángshān City (黄山市, Huángshān Shì), Ānhuī Province (安徽省, Ānhuī Shěng), PRC. Historically, Qímé...

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Thin, elegant, straight "needles" 20–25 mm long, dark brown, almost black color, with abundance of golden and reddish downy buds (tips). Tea leaves are even, uniform i...
Dry Leaf Aroma: Complex, multifaceted. Characteristic notes of orchid, rose, honey, dried fruits (plum, raisin), with light wine or chocolate undertones. This is the famous "Qimenxiang&quo...
Liquor Aroma: Intense, warm, sweet, with pronounced floral (orchid, jasmine), honey, fruity notes. Compared to classic Gongfu, Jinzhen has brighter and fresher aroma, with clearer floral acce...
Liquor Color: Bright, clear, red-ruby or amber-red with golden tint. A characteristic feature of high-quality Keemun — "golden ring" (金圈, jīnquān) around the edge of the cup.
Spent Leaves: Soft, elastic, whole buds and young leaves of copper-red or brown color, evenly colored.
Taste: Soft, smooth, silky, rich, but without bitterness and excessive astringency. Sweet notes of honey, caramel, dried fruits dominate, sometimes with light berry acidity or chocolat...

Details

Oxidation: 80.000000 - 90.000000
Leaf Shape: Needle
Oxidation Maximum: 90.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 90
Cultivar: Qímén Zhūyè Zhǒng (祁门槠叶种, Qímén Zhūyè Zhǒng) — small-leaf variety of *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*, officially recognized as a first-category...
Picking: For Jinzhen, the highest quality raw material is used — unopened buds (tips) and, in some cases, bud with one young leaf (一芽一叶, yī yá yī yè). The most valuable is the ...

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