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Green Tea

Shàngguǎn Xiān Hú Chá上莞仙湖茶

Shàngguǎn xiān hú chá

Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东, Guǎngdōng), Héyuán City (河源市, Héyuán s...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
80.000000
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Brewing, origin and taste.

Eco-friendly green tea from the Xianhu Mountains: aroma of toasted rice, sweet olive flavour, and three shades of green.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - 85.000000
Tea Amount
3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio).
Teaware
Glass tumbler — for observing the «green tea dance» (绿茶舞, lǜchá wǔ) and evaluating liquor color. White porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — for fuller aroma development.
Water Temperature
80.000000
Brewing Notes
Soft water with low mineralization is recommended — it emphasizes sweetness and purity of taste. Not recommended to drink on empty stomach.
Water Temperature Detail
80–85°C. For supreme grades (Special AAA) — 75°C. Boiling water (>90°C) is unacceptable — liquor yellows, bitterness appears.
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guangdong
Category
Regional teas of Guangdong Province. National geographical indication product (国家地理标志产品). Awarded the status of «Guangdong Regional Public Brand» (广东省区域公用品牌, 2017) and...
Coordinates
Approximately 24°00′ N, 115°10′ E.
Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东, Guǎngdōng), Héyuán City (河源市, Héyuán shì), Dōngyuán County (东源县, Dōngyuán xiàn), Shàngguǎn Township (...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Two main shape types — traditional twisted (卷曲紧结, juǎnqǔ jǐn jié) and innovative flat (扁平挺直, biǎnpíng tǐng zhí). Twisted form is classic for the «ancient fir...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Dominant — «roasted rice aroma» (炒米香, chǎo mǐ xiāng): warm, nutty, slightly toasty, formed during hand firing in the wok. In the background — clean green freshness wit...
Liquor Aroma
Persistent chestnut-rice, with clean green note. Aroma persists through many infusions.
Liquor Color
Jade-green, transparent and bright (碧绿清澈, bìlǜ qīng chè) for mingqian cha. Yellow-green, light (黄绿明亮) for autumn picking.
Spent Leaves
Tender-green, uniform, bright (嫩绿匀亮, nèn lǜ jūn liàng). Buds and leaves are fresh and lively, with characteristic reddish dots along leaf edges (叶缘红点显) — trace of gent...
Taste
Sweetness (甘, gān) — clean returning sweetness reminiscent of fresh olives (鲜橄榄回甘, xiān gǎnlǎn huígān), persistent and long-lasting. Mellowness (醇, chún) — harmonious ...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape
Flat
Processing
Chaoqing
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
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