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Hubei

Wǔjiātái Gòng Chá伍家台贡茶

Wǔjiātái gòngchá

Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北, Húběi), Ēnshī Tujia and Miáo Autonomous Pr...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
80.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Green tea that captivated Emperor Qianlong: chestnut aroma and selenium from Enshi.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - 90.000000
Tea Amount
3 g per 150 ml (glass/teapot); 5–7 g per 100–120 ml gaiwan (gongfu).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — allows control of extraction time and fully reveals chestnut aroma. Glass cup — for observing leaf "dance" and color transformation from i...
Water Temperature
80.000000
Brewing Notes
3 g per 200 ml. Fill one-third of glass — wait 30 seconds — top up. Drink, leaving one-third of liquor and adding hot water. Observe transformation of "three cups."Do ...
Water Temperature Detail
80–90°C. For delicate bud batches — 80°C; for standard leaf grades — 85–90°C.
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hubei
Category
Historical tribute tea (贡茶, gòngchá); national product with protected geographical indication (国家地理标志产品, guójiā dìlǐ biāozhì chǎnpǐn); included in the s...
Coordinates
Approximately 29°42′–30°00′ N, 109°11′–109°35′ E. The mysterious "thirtieth parallel" (北纬30°) passes through the county territory.
Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北, Húběi), Ēnshī Tujia and Miáo Autonomous Prefecture (恩施土家族苗族自治州, Ēnshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Xuan'en C...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Even, tight, thin strips (条索紧细, tiáosuǒ jǐnxì), color — bright emerald green with silvery sheen from down. Leaves look neat and uniform.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Deep, persistent chestnut aroma "shu lixiang" (熟栗香, shú lì xiāng — "roasted chestnut aroma"), complemented by clean vegetal notes and light floral ...
Liquor Aroma
Chestnut profile dominates and intensifies as it cools. Aroma is dense, "voluminous," with a long trail — one of the most recognizable features of this tea.
Liquor Color
First infusion — clean, light green (清绿); second — greenish-golden (绿亮透黄); third — deep jade (碧泛青). Liquor is transparent, bright.
Spent Leaves
Tender green, even, soft. Leaves unfold completely, confirming the tenderness of raw material and careful processing.
Taste
Described by the "three cups" formula: first infusion — clean, transparent, with initial sweetness (甘醇初露); second — rich, with deep chestnut "body" (熟栗香郁); t...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape
Strip
Processing
Chaoqing
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
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