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Hubei

Zhúxī Máojiān竹溪毛尖

Zhúxī máojiān

Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北省), Shíyàn City (十堰市, Shíyàn Shì), Zhúxī Cou...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
80.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

High-altitude organic tea from Hubei with a floral aroma and honey note — the benchmark for northern Maojian.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - 85.000000
Tea Amount
3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio) for glass method; 5 g per 120 ml for gongfu in gaiwan.
Teaware
Glass tumbler — for observing bud unfolding (characteristic picture: tender shoots stand vertically, resembling "hundred dragons swimming in competition" — an image th...
Water Temperature
80.000000
Water Temperature Detail
80–85°C (boiling water, cooled for 3 minutes). For special grade, reduction to 75°C is acceptable. Ideal water — soft mountain spring water.
Gongfu Water Temperature
75.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hubei
Category
Chinese regional green teas; organic production product with EU certification; tea from protected geographical indication area.
Coordinates
Approximately 31°31′–32°32′ N, 109°08′–109°29′ E. The county is located at the junction of Hubei Province, Shaanxi Province, and Chongqing Municipality, on t...
Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北省), Shíyàn City (十堰市, Shíyàn Shì), Zhúxī County (竹溪县). The production zone covers all 13 townships and towns of the c...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tightly rolled, straight, sturdy tea leaves with pronounced tips (紧结壮实显锋苗, jǐnjié zhuàngshí xiǎn fēngmiáo). Color — emerald green with oily luster (翠绿). &quo...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pure high aroma (清香, qīngxiāng) with pronounced floral note (花香, huāxiāng) — a characteristic feature distinguishing Zhuxi tea from many analogues in the maojian category. Aged ...
Liquor Aroma
Fresh, pure, high and persistent. Floral note (especially pronounced in "Longfengcha" style) is accompanied by grassy freshness of young greens. Gas chromatographic an...
Liquor Color
Tender green, clear, bright (嫩绿明亮, nèn lǜ míngliàng).
Spent Leaves
Tender green, uniform (嫩绿匀齐), buds and leaflets unfold as "bouquets" standing vertically (芽叶成朵竖立).
Taste
Fresh and mellow-oily (鲜醇, xiānchún), with good body due to high polyphenol content. Clear invigorating freshness (浓爽, nóngshuǎng). Prolonged, persistent returning swe...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape
Flat
Processing
Chaoqing
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
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