Studio pack
Dàyèqīng
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Dàyèqīng大叶青
dàyèqīng
- Origin
- China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东, Guǎngdōng)
- Tea type
- Yellow Tea
- Water temperature
- 95 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 78 °C
SKU · DAYEQING-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东, Guǎngdōng)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- DAYEQING-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 78°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 4 steeps
- Western: 72°C, 2 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Tea amount
- 5 g per 150 ml water (1:30 ratio).
- Water temperature
- 95 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 78 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
- Tea-to-water ratio
- 10 s
Origin
- Tea type
- Yellow tea
Taste
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Clean, restrained, with characteristic note of "gobasiang" (锅耙香, guō bā xiāng) — warm aroma reminiscent of toasted rice crust. Depending on processing degree, light fl...
- Liquor Color
- Bright, clear, rich orange-yellow color (橙黄明亮, chéng huáng míng liàng). With tea age, liquor may acquire deeper, amber shade.
- Spent Leaves
- Leaves of uniform light yellow color (淡黄匀整), soft, elastic, well-opened. In quality samples, distinct reddish edge around leaf margin (红边, hóng biān) is noticeable, indicat...
- Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
- 2
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 4
- Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
- 4
Details
- Picking
- The main picking season falls in spring (March — April) and summer (May — June). Spring picking yields more aromatic and refined raw material, summer — stronger and more robust.
- Pluck Standard
- One bud and two-three leaves (一芽二三叶, yī yá èr sān yè). For highest grades, one bud and two leaves is acceptable.
- Raw Material
- Leaves must be fresh, healthy, without mechanical damage. Shoots with noticeable down (显毫, xiǎn háo) are preferred. Picking is conducted in dry weather, predominantly in th...
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — 3–4% of dry matter (content above average among yellow teas, explained by use of large-leaf variety var. *assamica*). Theobromine and theophylline are present in trac...
- Amino Acids
- Free amino acid content — 2–4%. L-theanine is the leading amino acid, providing umami note and relaxing effect. High-mountain raw material from core zones (especially spring pic...
- Minerals
- Potassium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, fluorine. Raw material from Danxia area may contain elevated selenium concentrations.
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