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Green Tea

Yuèxī Cuì Lán岳西翠兰

Yuèxī cuì lán

Origin
China, Ānhuī Province (安徽, Ānhuī), Yuèxī County (岳西县, Yuèxī Xiàn) — l...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
High
Gongfu Water Temperature
75.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Yuexi Cui Lan – a green tea with record sweetness and orchid aroma, presented four times to heads of state.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Notes
do not use boiling water (>90°C) — destroys amino acids and gives yellowness. After opening — consume within 7 days for maximum aroma freshness.
Gongfu Water Temperature
75.000000
Gongfu Tea Grams
5.000000
Gongfu Water Ml
100.000000
Gongfu Steep Sec
10.000000
Gongfu Increment Sec
5.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Anhui
Category
National geographical indication product (国家地理标志产品, 2013). One of the "Ten New Famous Teas of China" (1985). Four-time "state gift" (2010–2012). Gold award a...
Coordinates
Approximately 30°50′ North latitude, 116°20′ East longitude.
Origin
China, Ānhuī Province (安徽, Ānhuī), Yuèxī County (岳西县, Yuèxī Xiàn) — located in the very center of the Dabie Mountains. Geographical indication zone — 24 townships...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Bud and leaf connected (芽叶相连), covered with emerald down (翠绿显毫). When brewed, they open into "buds" resembling orchid flowers (舒展成朵,形似兰花).
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pure, high (清香). Orchid note (兰花香, lánhuā xiāng) — signature, from the local indigenous cultivar. Chestnut overtone (嫩栗香) — from spring picking and charcoal drying.
Liquor Aroma
Orchid-like, persistent and elegant. "Cold note" (冷韵) — subtle overtone of charcoal drying.
Liquor Color
Emerald green, bright and clear (碧绿明亮).
Spent Leaves
Tender, green, uniform shoots, "opened into buds" (嫩绿匀整成朵).
Taste
Fresh and brisk (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng) — record amino acid content (≥6.3%). Mellow and rich (醇厚). Returning sweetness — long and "velvety" (回甘绵长). Bitterness and astringency...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Processing
Chaoqing
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
Foundation — local Qúntǐzhǒng (地方群体种, dìfāng qúntǐzhǒng) — indigenous small-leaf variety of *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis* from sexual reproduction, distingu...
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