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Gaiwan

Zhàoān Bā Xiān诏安八仙

zhàoān bā xiān

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn shěng), Zhāngzhōu Prefecture (漳州市...
Tea type
Oolong Tea
Water temperature
95 °C
Gongfu water temperature
92 °C
SKU · ZHAOAN-BA-XIAN-CN
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Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn shěng), Zhāngzhōu Prefecture (漳州市, Zhāngzhōu shì), Zhàoān County (诏安县, Zhàoān xiàn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
ZHAOAN-BA-XIAN-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 92°C, 6 g / 100 ml, 10s, 8 steeps
  • Western: 88°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Process
ከ100 °C በላይ የሆነ ፈላ ውሃ በቀጥታ በቅጠሉ ላይ አይጨምሩ — ከመጠን በላይ ሙቀት L-theanineን ያበላሸዋል እና የ«ትኩስ» ድምጸቱን ግልጽነት ይቀንሰዋል።
Tea amount
Gaiwan/gongfu — 5 g per 75 ml (ratio approximately 1:15); everyday style — 3–4 g per 150–200 ml.
Water temperature
95 °C
Gongfu water temperature
92 °C
Tea amount
6 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Oolong
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tightly twisted, heavy strands (条索紧结重实, tiáosuǒ jǐnjié zhòngshí) — longitudinal twist characteristic of Minnan oolongs; color dark olive with oily luster and...
Liquor Aroma
Unfolds with powerful wave of varietal aroma, transitioning to orchid-floral register; in subsequent infusions honey sweetness builds. In charcoal-roasted versions — nutty and c...
Liquor Color
Orange-yellow, clear and bright (橙黄明亮, chénghuáng míngliàng). With deeper oxidation or roasting — closer to amber. Red tea (black tea) from same raw material...
Spent Leaves
Soft, elastic, with distinct red edges (柔软明亮红边显, róuruǎn míngliàng hóngbiān xiǎn). Tint — from green-olive in center to copper-red at edges. Leaves whole, op...
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
1
Details
Pluck Standard
Shoot "medium open face" (中开面, zhōng kāimiàn) — from terminal bud in dormant phase and 2–4 unfolded leaves (一芽二叶至三叶, yī yá èr yè zhì sān y&#23...
Raw Material
Whole shoot with uniform leaf maturity, without mechanical damage, foreign odors and excessive coarseness. Tea polyphenol content in spring raw material — not less than 25%, ami...
Alkaloids
Caffeine (咖啡碱, kāfēijiǎn) — approximately 2–4% of dry mass (characteristic range for oolongs); theobromine and theophylline — in trace amounts. Ba Xian variety is classified as ...
Vitamins
Vitamin C (in fresh leaf, partially preserved during gentle oxidation), B-group vitamins (B₁, B₂, niacin), vitamin E (α-tocopherol, in lipid fraction), vitamin K.
Early harvest months
4, 9
Late harvest months
5, 10
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