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Longji Lü Chá
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Longji Lü Chá龙脊绿茶
Lóngjí lǜchá
- Origin
- China, Guǎngxī Zhuāng Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区, Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zì...
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
SKU · LONGJI-LUCHA-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Guǎngxī Zhuāng Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区, Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū), Guìlín City (桂林市), Longsheng Multi-ethnic Autonomous County (龙胜各族自治县)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- LONGJI-LUCHA-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 75°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 3 steeps
- Western: 70°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 (玻璃杯, bōlíbēi) — for observing leaf unfurling and liquor color. Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) volume 100–150 ml — for controlled brewing.
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Green
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Strip shape (条形): dense, straight, well-twisted strips of emerald-green color with abundant white fuzz. Spiral shape (螺形): tight, firm spirals, surface covered with silvery fuzz.
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Clean, fresh (清香, qīngxiāng) — for highest grade. "Tender" (嫩香, nèn xiāng) — for spring harvest. Chestnut (栗香, lìxiāng) — for first grade. Fruity (果香, guǒxiā...
- Liquor Aroma
- Clean, persistent. Chestnut notes with light floral overtones. Aroma in cold cup persists for more than 15 minutes — indicator of high aromatic compound content.
- Liquor Color
- Highest grade — emerald-green, bright and clear (碧绿清澈, bìlǜ qīngchè). Mass grades — yellow-green, clear.
- Spent Leaves
- Tender green, glossy, fleshy. Leaves are elastic, buds intact.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
- 2
Details
- Picking
- Spring harvest — primary (April–May). Summer harvest — supplementary. Hand-picking for highest and first grades; mechanized — for mass grades.
- Raw Material
- Plantation management involves a complete ban on pesticides; only wood ash and oil cake are used as fertilizers. The standard complies with "Green Food Products" norms...
- Amino Acids
- 5.0–5.8% — one of the highest indicators among Chinese green teas. Main component — L-theanine, providing taste freshness and calming effect.
- Essential Oils
- Terpene compounds forming the chestnut-floral profile. Content somewhat lower than in oolongs, which is typical for green teas with minimal processing.
- Minerals
- Iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn) — from red earth soils. Elevated Mn content correlates with antioxidant activity; Zn participates in immune regulation.
- Polyphenols
- 13–19% — moderate level for green tea (typical range — 15–35%), which explains the mildness and absence of pronounced bitterness. Main components — catechins, including epigallo...
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