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Shuǐ Jīn Guī
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Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Shuǐ Jīn Guī水金龟
shuǐ jīn guī
- Origin
- China, Fújiàn Province (福建, Fújiàn), Wǔyí Mountains (武夷山, Wǔyí Shān),...
- Tea type
- Oolong Tea
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 100 °C
SKU · SHUI-JIN-GUI-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Fújiàn Province (福建, Fújiàn), Wǔyí Mountains (武夷山, Wǔyí Shān), Wuyishan City
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- SHUI-JIN-GUI-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 100°C, 7 g / 100 ml, 10s, 12 steeps
- Western: 100°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Process
- ཡུན་རིང་དྲགས་པར་སྦྱར་ན་ཇའི་བྲོ་ནི་ཁ་རྩ་ཞིང་ཁ་བ་ཆགས་ཀྱི་ཡོད།
- Tea amount
- 5-7 grams per 150-200 ml of water.
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 100 °C
- Tea amount
- 7 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Oolong
- Climate
- Subtropical monsoon, with warm winters and hot summers. High humidity, abundant precipitation, frequent mists that shelter the tea bushes from the scorching sun and contribute t...
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Large, longitudinally twisted leaves, dark brown, almost black in color, with a reddish or golden sheen. The leaves are dense, strong, oily in appearance.
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Rich, multifaceted, with notes of "fire" (roasting), woody, spicy, fruity (dried fruits) and floral nuances. Notes of chocolate, caramel, nuts may be present. The char...
- Liquor Aroma
- Deep, enveloping, with dominant notes of roasting, dried fruits, spices, with hints of chocolate, nuts, sometimes with a light acidity.
- Liquor Color
- From dark amber to reddish-brown, cognac-colored, transparent, clear, with an oily sheen.
- Spent Leaves
- Whole, dense, elastic leaves of dark brown color with a reddish tint, unfold during brewing.
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 3
Details
- Cultivar
- For the production of Shui Jin Gui, the tea bush cultivar of the same name is used - Shuǐ Jīn Guī (水金龟, shuǐ jīn guī). This cultivar is distinguished by:
- Picking
- Harvesting occurs in spring, usually in late April - early May.
- Pluck Standard
- A bud and two to three upper leaves are picked.
- Raw Material
- High, only healthy, undamaged leaves are used.
- Cultural Significance
- Shui Jin Gui is one of the most revered and respected Wuyi oolongs. It is valued for its unique "rock" character ("rock rhyme (yán yùn)"), rich tas...
- History
- The history of Shui Jin Gui spans several centuries, but the exact time of its appearance is unknown. It is believed to have been known during the Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
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