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Xiangcao Lan Lü Chá
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Xiangcao Lan Lü Chá香草兰绿茶
xiāngcǎo lán lǜchá
- Origin
- China; Hǎinán Province (海南, Hǎinán); Wànníng City (万宁市, Wànníng Shì)
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
SKU · XIANGCAO-LAN-LUCHA-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China; Hǎinán Province (海南, Hǎinán); Wànníng City (万宁市, Wànníng Shì)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- XIANGCAO-LAN-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
- Process
- Pour water at 80 °C, steep for 3 minutes. Allows 3 infusions.
- Tea amount
- 3 g per 150 ml (1:50 ratio).
- Teaware
- Glass cup (for observing liquor color) or white porcelain gaiwan (for concentrating aroma).
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
Origin
- Tea type
- Green
- Climate
- Tropical monsoon. Average annual temperature >25 °C; precipitation 2200 mm/year; cloudy-foggy days >200 per year; forest coverage 86%. For vanilla, temperature ≥25 &#...
- Soil
- Slightly acidic red soils (pH 5.0–6.5), enriched with selenium. Organic matter ≥15 g/kg.
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Dense, twisted strands (条索紧结卷曲), green-glossy with light "bloom" (色泽绿润显霜). Sometimes small vanilla pod fragments are visible (brown-black inclusions).
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Chocolate-vanilla tone dominates (巧克力香, qiǎokèlì xiāng) — the calling card of *Vanilla planifolia*. Second layer — "orchid" floral (兰花香) and grassy green (草本...
- Liquor Color
- Yellow-green, bright and clear (黄绿明亮).
- Spent Leaves
- Tender green with yellowish tint (嫩匀黄绿); sometimes vanilla pod pieces are visible.
- Taste
- Rich and mellow (醇厚, chúnhòu) — result of high polyphenols in base (≥28%). Returning sweetness (回甘) with vanilla sweetness. Smooth and oily mouthfeel (润滑, rùnhu&#...
- Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
- 2
Details
- Name Breakdown
- 香草兰 (Xiāngcǎo Lán) — "vanilla orchid" — Chinese name for *Vanilla planifolia*, a tropical vine of the orchid family whose fermented pods are the source of natural...
- Amino Acids
- Present in base tea, providing freshness.
- Minerals
- Selenium (from Hainan soils), potassium, manganese.
- Polyphenols
- ≥28% (base tea) — high level providing "strong" foundation.
- Vitamins
- Vitamin C, B-group vitamins.
- Early harvest months
- 3, 4
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