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Green Tea

Yǔnkēng Lú Chá陨坑绿茶

Yǔnkēng lǜchá

Origin
China, Hǎinán Province (海南省, Hǎinán Shěng), Báishā Lì Autonomous Coun...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
80.000000
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Brewing, origin and taste.

The world's only green tea grown in a meteorite crater on Hainan. Mineral depth and roasted chestnut aroma.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - ?
Tea Amount
3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio).
Teaware
Glass tumbler (透明玻璃杯, tòumíng bōli bēi) — allows observing the "dance of leaves"; white porcelain gaiwan (白瓷盖碗, bái cí gàiwǎn) — better concen...
Water Temperature
80.000000
Brewing Notes
Soft, neutral or slightly acidic. Alkaline water worsens color and clarity of liquor. Mountain spring water is ideal.
Water Temperature Detail
80°C (let boiling water cool for about 90 seconds). For special grade — 75°C. Absolutely do not use boiling water: high temperature destroys L-theanine and intensifies...
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hainan
Category
Regional green teas of China. Product with protected geographical indication (国家地理标志保护产品, guójiā dìlǐ biāozhì bǎohù chǎnpǐn, 2004). The only green tea from H...
Coordinates
Approximately 19°13′ N, 109°27′ E (crater center — Yacha Town, 牙叉镇, Yáchā Zhèn, 9 km southeast).
Origin
China, Hǎinán Province (海南省, Hǎinán Shěng), Báishā Lì Autonomous County (白沙黎族自治县, Báishā Lízú Zìzhìxiàn), territory of Bái...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tightly twisted strips (条索紧结, tiáosuǒ jǐnjié), slightly curved. Color — rich green with oily luster, noticeable white down (显毫, xiǎn háo). Leaf is uniform, dense.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, high, with distinct roasted chestnut notes (栗香, lì xiāng) in spring varieties. Special grade reveals delicate zongzi leaf aroma (粽叶香, zòng yè xiāng — aroma...
Liquor Aroma
Main theme — pure freshness (清香, qīng xiāng) with chestnut undertone. Characteristic "mineral" overtone, which connoisseurs describe as "crater depth" (矿韵, k...
Liquor Color
Yellow-green, bright and clear (黄绿明亮, huáng lǜ míng liàng). With each steeping, the shade shifts toward lighter green.
Spent Leaves
Tender, uniform, leaves unfold as "buds" (嫩匀成朵, nèn yún chéng duǒ). Color — bright, lively green; texture — soft and juicy.
Taste
Rich and mellow simultaneously (浓醇, nóng chún). Bright freshness (鲜爽, xiān shuǎng) due to balanced ratio of amino acids and polyphenols. Pronounced returning sweetness...
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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