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Green Tea

Rushan Lü Chá乳山绿茶

Rǔshān lǜchá

Origin
China, Shāndōng Province (山东省, Shāndōng Shěng), Rǔshān City (乳山市, Rǔs...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
80.000000
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Brewing, origin and taste.

Rushan Lü Cha – Northern Record-Holder: Green tea from the 37th parallel with dense chestnut aroma and umami freshness.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - 85.000000
Tea Amount
3 g per 150 ml water (1:50 ratio).
Teaware
Glass tumbler (for observing spirals unfurling in water) or white porcelain gaiwan (盖碗). For "flat" grade, glass gaiwan is also suitable — it allows appreciation of fl...
Water Temperature
80.000000
Brewing Notes
Mountain spring — ideal: soft water minerals enhance chestnut aroma. Filtered — acceptable. Avoid hard or alkaline water.
Water Temperature Detail
80–85°C. For needle-shaped (premium grade, 针形) — "top pouring" method (上投法, shàng tóu fǎ): water first, then tea. For spiral and flat — "middle pou...
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Shandong
Category
PRC Geographical Indication Product (国家地理标志产品, 2010). Included in the "National Registry of Famous, Special, Superior and New Agricultural Products" (全国名特优新农产品, 2021)....
Coordinates
121°11′–121°51′ E, 36°41′–37°08′ N. The center of the zone — approximately 36°50′ N — is one of the highest latitudes for commercial tea cultivation in ...
Origin
China, Shāndōng Province (山东省, Shāndōng Shěng), Rǔshān City (乳山市, Rǔshān Shì), Jiāodōng Peninsula (胶东半岛, Jiāodōng Bàndǎo). Tea gardens are distributed across several t...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Three forms — each with its own aesthetics. Spiral: tight, dense spirals of dark green color with "frost" (墨绿起霜) and down — resembles Biluochun but larger and heavier....
Dry Leaf Aroma
Chestnut (板栗香, bǎnlì xiāng) — calling card of Rushan Lü Cha. Intense, "roasted," with clean sweetness. Spring tea has additional fresh "green" note...
Liquor Aroma
Chestnut warmth with "marine" mineral note — influence of oceanic terroir. When cooling, light honey sweetness emerges.
Liquor Color
Yellow-green, clear and transparent. More saturated than typical "southern" green teas — consequence of high extractability.
Spent Leaves
Thick, fleshy, tender green (叶底肥厚嫩绿, yèdǐ féi hòu nèn lǜ). "Northern" density is visually noticeable: leaf is denser, thicker, heavier than souther...
Taste
Mellow and rich (醇厚, chúnhòu) — "body" noticeably higher than average green tea from southern China. Fresh and brisk (鲜爽, xiān shuǎng) — high amino acid cont...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape
Needle
Processing
Chaoqing
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
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