Gǔláochá古劳茶
gǔláochá
- Origin
- China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Jiāngmén City (江门市,...
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Jiāngmén City (江门市, Jiāngmén Shì), Hèshān City district (鹤山市, Hèshān Shì), Gǔláo Town (古劳镇, Gǔláo Zhèn)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- GULAOCHA-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 75°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 3 steeps
- Western: 70°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Tea amount
- 3 g per 150 ml.
- Teaware
- Glass tumbler (for observing silvery "needles") or porcelain gaiwan.
- 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 Aroma
- "Fire-flower" (火花香) — unique combination of caramel sweetness, orchid floral tone, and chestnut warmth. Cold cup retains aroma for more than 30 minutes.
- Liquor Aroma
- High, pure, persistent. "First infusion — fire's heat, second — sugar fragrance, third — spirit at peace, fourth — taste still pure" (头泡火气味，二泡糖香生，三泡神怡然，再泡味尚醇).
- Liquor Color
- Green, bright and clear (绿而明亮) — for "Yinzhen."
- Spent Leaves
- Tender green, whole, uniform.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
- 4
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 3
Details
- Cultivar
- Traditional varieties — local populations of *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*, subdivided into two types:
- Picking
- Strict seasonal differentiation:
- History
- Gulaocha is one of Guangdong's most ancient teas with a history spanning 700+ years (according to some versions — up to 1600 years).
- Amino Acids
- 6–9% — exceptionally high indicator, explaining the honey sweetness and "juiciness" of taste.
- Minerals
- K, Mg, Zn, Mn. Shiyantou soils are enriched with trace elements from rocky substrates.
- Polyphenols
- 25–30%. Provide antioxidant potential.
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Region coverage: China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Jiāngmén City (江门市, Jiāngmén Shì), Hèshān City district (鹤山市, Hèshān Shì), Gǔláo Town (古劳镇, Gǔláo Zhèn)
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