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Green Tea

Xiāngshān Gòng Chá香山贡茶

Xiāngshān gòngchá

Origin
China; municipality directly under central government Chóngqìng (重庆市,...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
85.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Tang imperial tea from the Yangtze gorges: chestnut aroma, 'flash of fire' and connection to Du Fu.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
85.000000 - 90.000000
Process
Pour water at 80–85 °C, steep 2 minutes. Observe "standing shoots" — silvery-green threads with white down slowly descend vertically, creating the effect of &quot...
Tea Amount
3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio).
Teaware
White porcelain gàiwǎn (白瓷盖碗) — for concentrating chestnut aroma. Glass tumbler — for observing "standing shoots" (芽叶竖立).
Water Temperature
85.000000
Water Temperature Detail
85–90 °C. Do not use boiling water (>90 °C destroys freshness and causes bitterness).
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Chongqing
Category
Historical famous tea (历史名茶). Tang dynasty tribute tea — one of ~20 teas listed in the "New History of Tang" (《新唐书·地理志》) as tributes from Kuizhou Yunan Prefecture...
Coordinates
~31°00′–31°30′ N, 109°00′–109°40′ E (Fengjie territory, throat of the Three Gorges).
Origin
China; municipality directly under central government Chóngqìng (重庆市, Chóngqìng Shì); Fèngjié County (奉节县, Fèngjié Xiàn), ancie...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Straight, tight, neat threads (条索紧秀匀直), with noticeable "tips" (锋苗显露). Color — "silvery-green with jade undertone" (银绿隐翠, yín lǜ yǐn cuì).
Dry Leaf Aroma
Chestnut (栗香, lì xiāng) — dominant, high and persistent. Result of precise "fire work" in the final stage.
Liquor Aroma
Chestnut-green, rich and stable. With cooling — light "bread" notes.
Liquor Color
Tender green, clear and bright (嫩绿清澈).
Spent Leaves
Yellow-green, bright and even (黄绿明亮匀整).
Taste
Fresh (鲜爽) and simultaneously sweet-clean (回甘, huígān) — long returning aftertaste. Balance of freshness and "body."
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Processing
Chaoqing
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
Primary — Fúdǐng Dà Háo Chá (福鼎大毫茶) and Fúdǐng Dà Bái Chá (福鼎大白茶) — 70% of plantings. Both are early-ripening clonal varieties with abund...
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