White Tea

Yúnnán Dàlǐ Chá Yìn Zhèn云南大理茶银针

Yúnnán Dàlǐ chá yínzhēn

Origin: Yúnnán Province (云南, Yúnnán), China. Main production area — Jǐnggǔ Co...
Tea type: White Tea
Caffeine Level: Low
Water Temperature: 80.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

White tea from wild Camellia taliensis buds: a rare variety with a honey-floral taste, forest notes, and a gentle relaxing effect.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 80.000000 - 90.000000
Tea Amount: 3–5 g per 150–200 ml water.
Teaware: Glass brewing vessel (飘逸杯, piāoyì bēi), glass tumbler (玻璃杯, bōlí bēi) or porcelain gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn) are recommended. Transparent teaware allows admiring the da...
Water Temperature: 80.000000
Brewing Notes: Soft, filtered, with low mineral content.
Water Temperature Detail: 80–90°C. Hotter water may damage delicate aromatic compounds and introduce unwanted bitterness.

Origin

Tea Type: White
Origin Country: CN
Province: Yunnan
Classification and Origin Notes: *Camellia taliensis* (W. W. Sm.) Melch. — Dali camellia, wild species of section *Thea*, family Theaceae (*Theaceae*). Differs from cultivated tea (*C. sinensis*) by bare or wea...
Category: Rare artisanal white tea from wild raw material. Belongs to niche Yunnan white teas produced outside the traditional Fujian paradigm.
Coordinates: ~23.5° N, 100.7° E (Jinggu area). Species range — from 21.20° to 25.38° N, from 98.11° to 102.16° E.

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Large, straight, fleshy buds 2–3 cm long, densely covered with silvery-white down. Color varies from silvery-white to light green with silvery sheen. Shape needle-like, correspo...
Dry Leaf Aroma: Delicate, gentle, sweetish, with delicate floral notes (orchid, magnolia), soft fruity undertones and light forest tone — a distinctive "breath of wild forest" that di...
Liquor Aroma: Elegant, clean, transparent, with dominating notes of spring flowers, meadow grasses and delicate honey sweetness. As the liquor cools, nutty and slightly waxy undertones unfold.
Liquor Color: Very light, transparent, from pale yellow to golden-straw. With repeated infusions acquires a slightly more saturated champagne shade.
Spent Leaves: Buds remain whole, acquire light green or olive shade, become soft, elastic and velvety to touch.
Taste: Exceptionally soft, smooth, silky. Natural sweetness is expressed more strongly than in Fujian analogs. Light floral freshness is felt, delicate fruity notes (white peach, melon...

Details

Oxidation: 5.000000 - 10.000000
Leaf Shape: Needle
Roast Level: None
Oxidation Maximum: 10.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 10
Cultivar: *Camellia taliensis* (W. W. Sm.) Melch. — evergreen tree or large shrub. In natural conditions of humid mountain forest, trees reach heights of 20–30 meters. Branches brown, gla...

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