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Gaiwan

Bái Jiān白尖

bái jiān

Origin
China, Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán Shěng), Pu'er City (普洱市, Pǔ'ěr Sh...
Tea type
White Tea
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
SKU · BAI-JIAN-CN
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Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán Shěng), Pu'er City (普洱市, Pǔ'ěr Shì), Jǐnggǔ Dǎi and Yī Autonomous County (景谷傣族彝族自治县, Jǐnggǔ Dǎizú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
BAI-JIAN-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 75°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 4 steeps
  • Western: 65°C, 2 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — ideal for precise tasting. Glass vessel — for visual enjoyment. Yixing teapot acceptable — large-leaf Yunnan raw material is less «capricious&#...
Water temperature
80 °C
Gongfu water temperature
75 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Tea-to-water ratio
10 s
Origin
Tea type
White
Soil
Red soils and yellow soils, acidic (pH 4.5–5.5), deep, loose, rich in organic matter. Good drainage on mountain slopes.
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Sweet, honey-like, with notes of dried flowers, apricot and light «sunny» dryness.
Liquor Color
Light yellow to golden, transparent, clear. More saturated than Fuding Yinzhen.
Spent Leaves
Large, fleshy, opened buds of yellow-green color. Size — noticeably larger than Fujian ones. Elastic, whole.
Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
2
Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
3
Details
Raw Material
One bud 0.67 g (average for one bud with two leaves; pure bud — ~0.3–0.4 g). Color — yellow-green, down — silvery-white, dense. Hand-picked.
Amino Acids
≥1.5% (standard); actually with bud picking — ~3–5%. L-theanine dominates. Provides sweetness and «silkiness».
Minerals
Potassium, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, fluorine.
Polyphenols
≥20% (according to Jinggu Dabaicha standard for white tea). Yunnan large-leaf is one of the most polyphenol-rich in the world. Main catechins — EGCG, ECG, EGC, EC.
Vitamins
C (well preserved), B₁, B₂, carotenoids.
Early harvest months
3, 9
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