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Zhēngméi Chá
Green Tea
Zhēngméi Chá蒸酶茶
zhēngméi chá
- Origin
- China, Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán shěng), Líncāng Prefecture (临沧市, ...
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Caffeine Level
- Medium
- Water Temperature
- 80.000000
Tea notes
Brewing, origin and taste.
Yunnan Zhengmei Cha: steam + piling = mellow emerald tea with umami and sweet corn notes, zero bitterness.
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Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Brewing Temperature
- 80.000000 - 85.000000
- Tea Amount
- 3 g per 150 ml for glass method; 5–7 g per 100–120 ml gaiwan for gongfu.
- Teaware
- Glass tumbler (for observing emerald liquor color and leaf unfurling); white porcelain gaiwan; porcelain teapot.
- Water Temperature
- 80.000000
- Water Temperature Detail
- 80–85°C. Boiling water above 90°C destroys L-theanine and ascorbic acid, shifting taste toward bitterness.
- Gongfu Water Temperature
- 75.000000
Origin
- Tea Type
- Green
- Origin Country
- CN
- Province
- Yunnan
- Category
- Yunnan large-leaf steamed green tea. Product with protected geographical indication of the PRC (since 2010).
- Coordinates
- Approximately 23°–24° N, 98°30′–100° E.
- Origin
- China, Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán shěng), Líncāng Prefecture (临沧市, Líncāng shì). Main production area — Gěngmǎ County (耿马县, Gěngmǎ xiàn...
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Tight, straight strips (条索紧直, tiáosuǒ jǐnzhí), silvery-gray with noticeable "frost" (银灰显霜, yínhuī xiǎn shuāng). Even, neat, with clearly visible down.
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Clean, high, with predominant fresh "green" note and light chestnut undertone.
- Liquor Aroma
- Main tone — clean high freshness (清香, qīngxiāng); special grade has delicate "bud aroma" (嫩香, nènxiāng); spring tea has chestnut shade (栗香, lìxiāng). Distinc...
- Liquor Color
- Bright emerald-green, clear (汤色碧绿清澈, tāngsè bìlǜ qīngchè) — significantly "greener" than pan-fired Yunnan green teas, thanks to chlorophyll preservation...
- Spent Leaves
- Tender green, even, with fully opened buds and leaves (叶底嫩绿匀整，芽叶舒展).
- Taste
- Fresh, with pronounced umami (鲜爽, xiānshuǎng), dense and round (醇厚, chúnhòu), with long saccharine sweetness in aftertaste (回甘, huígān), resembling cane sugar. Bi...
Details
- Oxidation
- 0.000000 - 0.000000
- Leaf Shape
- Strip
- Processing
- Zhengqing
- Roast Level
- None
- Oxidation Maximum
- 0.000000
- Oxidation Maximum Detail
- 0
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