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Pu-erh Tea

Suì Yín Zī碎银子

suì yín zi

Origin
China, Yúnnán Province (云南, Yúnnán). Main production centers are conc...
Tea type
Pu-erh Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
95.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Sui Yin Zi – 'crushed silver' from the world of Shu Pu-erh: granules with sticky rice aroma, dense flavor, and easy brewing.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
95.000000 - 100.000000
Tea Amount
5–7 g per 150–200 ml water (ratio approximately 1:30).
Teaware
Optimal — clay teapot from Yíxīng clay (紫砂壶, zǐshā hú), especially from porous Duǎn Ní (段泥) or Zǐ Ní (紫泥) clay, which retains heat well. Also suitable are g&...
Water Temperature
95.000000
Water Temperature Detail
95–100°C (Sui Yin Zi is a dense, deeply fermented tea requiring boiling water for full flavor and aroma development).
Gongfu Water Temperature
98.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Puer
Origin Country
CN
Province
Yunnan
Category
Modern artisanal product based on shu pu-erh. It is a highly processed variety of Lao Cha Tou — a byproduct of fermentation, refined to the state of a commercially attractive in...
Coordinates
Approximately 21°–22° North latitude, 100°–101° East longitude (Menghai area).
Origin
China, Yúnnán Province (云南, Yúnnán). Main production centers are concentrated in Xīshuāngbǎnnà Dǎi Autonomous Prefecture (西双版纳, Xīshuāngbǎnnà), pri...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Granules of irregular or slightly rounded shape 0.5–1.5 cm in size, rarely larger. Color — dark brown to black, with oily shine on the surface due to polishing. Texture — very d...
Dry Leaf Aroma
In aromatized versions — pronounced, enveloping aroma of glutinous rice (糯香), soft and sweetish. Underneath — warm notes of mature shu pu-erh: wood, prunes, dried fruits. In non...
Liquor Aroma
Dense, enveloping. In aromatized versions — sweet nuoxiang (糯香, glutinous rice aroma) in the foreground, gradually transitioning to deep notes of mature shu pu-erh: nutty, woody...
Liquor Color
Red-brown (红浓, hóng nóng), deep, clear, with warm amber-ruby tint. Resembles the color of dark amber or aged cognac. The liquor is transparent and clean even with mult...
Spent Leaves
Characteristic feature of Sui Yin Zi — granules maintain their shape even after 15–20 and more steeps. They do not break down into individual leaves, but only slightly soften an...
Taste
Dense, thick, oily (厚滑, hòu huá). Sweet (甜润, tián rùn), with pronounced stickiness and enveloping texture, due to high content of pectin and soluble sugars. ...
Details
Cultivar
Main raw material — leaves of the large-leaf Yunnan variety Yúnnán Dǎ Yè Zhǒng (云南大叶种, Yúnnán Dàyèzhǒng), including its local varieties: Měngk...
Picking
Spring, summer, autumn. For production of highest quality Sui Yin Zi, spring raw material (春茶, chūnchá) with higher content of amino acids and pectin is preferable.
Phase
Early
Early Months
3,4
Late Months
3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Peak Months
3,4
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