Méngdǐng Gānlù蒙顶甘露
Méngdǐng gān lù
- Origin
- China, Sìchuān Province (四川, Sìchuān), Ya'an City (雅安市, Yǎ'ān Shì), M...
- Tea type
- Green Tea
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Sìchuān Province (四川, Sìchuān), Ya'an City (雅安市, Yǎ'ān Shì), Míngshān District (名山区, Míngshān Qū), Mount Méngdǐngshān (蒙顶山, Méngdǐng Shān), also called Méngshān (蒙山, Méng Shān)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- MENGDING-GAN-LU-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
- 3–5 g per 150–200 ml water (tea:water ratio approximately 1:50–1:60). For gaiwan brewing with short steeps — 5–6 g per 100–120 ml.
- Water temperature
- 80 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
- Tea-to-water ratio
- 10 s
Origin
- Tea type
- Green
- Soil
- Fertile, acidic (pH 4.5–5.6), rich in organic matter. By character — yellow-brown mountain soils with good drainage. Acidic reaction and mineral composition of soils are optimal...
Taste
- Liquor Aroma
- Bright, high, fresh — orchid floral notes unfold most fully, accompanied by light fruity sweetness and clean "green" tone. Aroma is delicate yet persistent (嫩香馥郁, n...
- Spent Leaves
- Tender yellow with greenish tint (嫩黄匀亮, nèn huáng yún liàng), intact, elastic, uniform. Buds and leaves are well distinguishable, bright green. Appearance of...
- Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
- 1
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 5
- Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
- 3
- Sensory Source Descriptor Li Intensity
- 3
Details
- Raw Material
- Shoots must be succulent, intact, uniform in size, without mechanical damage. Picking is done in dry weather. Defective, overripe, and damaged shoots are rejected.
- History
- — “የሜንግ ሊቅ” ማለትም ሜንግዲንግሻን ተራራ፣ የትውልድ ቦታው። “ሜንግ” (蒙) የሚለው ቃል ከተራራውን ከሚሸፍኑት ተደጋጋሚ ጭጋጎች ጋር የተያያዘ ነው (蒙沫, ménɡmò — “በጭጋግ ጢስ የተሸፈነ”)።
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — moderate content (characteristic for green teas, approximately 20–35 mg/g); TAV = 546.84, contributing significantly to bitter notes. Also present are theobromine and...
- Essential Oils
- Form the floral-fruity aromatic profile; their diversity is due to the multi-stage technology of "three firings."
- Minerals
- Fluorine, potassium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, selenium (content depends on specific site).
- Vitamins
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) — relatively high content thanks to gentle processing; B-group vitamins.
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Region coverage: China, Sìchuān Province (四川, Sìchuān), Ya'an City (雅安市, Yǎ'ān Shì), Míngshān District (名山区, Míngshān Qū), Mount Méngdǐngshān (蒙顶山, Méngdǐng Shān), also called Méngshān (蒙山, Méng Shān)
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