Lǐngtóu Qí Lán岭头奇兰
Lǐngtóu qí lán
- Origin
- China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Cháozhōu City (潮州市,...
- Tea type
- Oolong Tea
- Water temperature
- 95 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 92 °C
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Cháozhōu City (潮州市, Cháozhōu Shì), Ráopíng County (饶平县, Ráopíng Xiàn), Fúbīn Town (浮滨镇, Fúbīn Zhèn, formerly Píngxī Town (坪溪镇, Píngxī Zhèn) before administrative reform), Lǐngtóu Village (岭头村, Lǐngtóu Cūn)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- LINGTOU-QI-LAN-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 92°C, 6 g / 100 ml, 10s, 8 steeps
- Western: 88°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Tea amount
- 7 g per 150 ml (gongfu); 3–4 g per 250–300 ml (European style). For cold brewing — 5 g per 500 ml.
- Water temperature
- 95 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 92 °C
- Tea amount
- 6 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
- Tea-to-water ratio
- 10 s
Origin
- Tea type
- Oolong
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Tight, elongated strips (条索, tiáosuǒ), dense and weighty. Leaf plates are narrow-shouldered, calibration is even. Color — yellow-green with dark olive tint and characterist...
- Liquor Color
- Clear yellow or golden-yellow (清黄或金黄, qīnghuáng huò jīnhuáng), transparent and bright. With enhanced roasting the shade shifts toward orange-amber.
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 3
- Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
- 3
- Sensory Source Descriptor Li Intensity
- 3
- Sensory Source Descriptor O Intensity
- 4
Details
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — about 4.4% in dry matter, which is relatively high among oolongs. Theobromine and theophylline are present in trace amounts and complement caffeine's tonic action.
- Essential Oils
- Rich volatile complex including linalool, nerol, geraniol and their derivatives, forming the characteristic orchid profile. Aromatic substance content is elevated due to signifi...
- Vitamins
- Vitamin C (in insignificant amounts, partially destroyed during fixation), B-group vitamins (B₁, B₂), vitamin E (tocopherols).
- Early harvest months
- 4, 9
- Late harvest months
- 5, 10
- Peak harvest months
- 4, 5, 9, 10
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Region coverage: China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Cháozhōu City (潮州市, Cháozhōu Shì), Ráopíng County (饶平县, Ráopíng Xiàn), Fúbīn Town (浮滨镇, Fúbīn Zhèn, formerly Píngxī Town (坪溪镇, Píngxī Zhèn) before administrative reform), Lǐngtóu Village (岭头村, Lǐngtóu Cūn)
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