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Ānhuà Sōng Zhēn
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Pine Needle Green Tea
Ānhuà Sōng Zhēn安化松针
Ānhuà sōng zhēn
- Origin
- China, Húnán Province (湖南, Húnán), Ānhuà County (安化县, Ānhuà Xiàn)
- Tea type
- Pine Needle Green Tea
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 100 °C
SKU · ANHUA-SONG-ZHEN-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Húnán Province (湖南, Húnán), Ānhuà County (安化县, Ānhuà Xiàn)
- Tea type
- Pine Needle Green Tea
- SKU
- ANHUA-SONG-ZHEN-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 100°C, 6 g / 100 ml, 10s, 10 steeps
- Western: 100°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Tea amount
- 3 g per 150 ml water (1:50 ratio).
- Teaware
- Glass tumbler — mandatory choice for observing the "pine forest": vertically standing needles — the main visual show of this tea.
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 100 °C
- Tea amount
- 6 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Green
- Climate
- Mid-subtropical monsoon. Average annual temperature — 16.2°C, annual precipitation — 1682 mm. Abundant cloudiness, significant daily temperature fluctuations.
- Soil
- Red and yellow soils (红壤、黄壤), developed on shale rocks (板页岩风化), rich in phosphorus and selenium. Acidity — moderate. Deep profile, good water permeability.
- Topography
- Северный склон хребта Сюэфэншань (雪峰山脉, Xuěfēng Shānmài). Горная местность с глубокими ущельями и многочисленными ручьями.
Taste
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Pure, high, persistent (清香高雅持久). Chestnut note (栗香) — formed at the semi-finished product firing stage. Delicate aroma of young shoots (嫩香). Floral-fruity overtone — consequence...
- Liquor Aroma
- Pure, fragrant (香气馥郁, xiāngqì fùyù). Chestnut-fresh profile. Persistent.
- Liquor Color
- Tender green, pure, bright and clear (嫩绿透亮).
- Spent Leaves
- Tender, slender, uniform shoots of bright green color. Leaf whole, without damage.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Dt Intensity
- 1
- Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
- 1
Details
- Cultivar
- Two types:
- Raw Material
- Exceptionally high — standard "无虫伤叶、紫叶、露水叶" (without damage, purpleness and dew). Processing — on the day of harvest.
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — moderate content. Theobromine, theophylline.
- Amino Acids
- Increased content — result of high altitude and abundant diffused light. Provides freshness and quick returning sweetness.
- Minerals
- Potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, manganese.
- Polyphenols
- Significant content. Provides antioxidant potential and taste structure.
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