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Sōngyáng Yín Hóu
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Zhejiang
Sōngyáng Yín Hóu松阳银猴
Sōngyáng yín hóu
- Origin
- China, Zhèjiāng Province (浙江, Zhèjiāng), Líshuǐ City (丽水市, Líshuǐ Shì...
- Tea type
- Zhejiang Green Teas
- Water temperature
- 85 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
SKU · SONGYANG-YIN-HOU-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Zhèjiāng Province (浙江, Zhèjiāng), Líshuǐ City (丽水市, Líshuǐ Shì), Sōngyáng County (松阳县, Sōngyáng Xiàn)
- Tea type
- Zhejiang
- SKU
- SONGYANG-YIN-HOU-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 75°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 3 steeps
- Western: 70°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Process
- አዲስ የተገዛ ሻይ «የእሳት ጣዕሙ እንዲጠፋ» ለ15 ቀናት እንዲቆይ ይመከራል። የፈላ ውሃ አይጠቀሙ — ክሎሮፊልን ያበላሸዋልና ቢጫ ቀለም ይሰጣል።
- Tea amount
- 3 g per 150 ml water (1:50 ratio).
- Teaware
- Glass cup — for observing "silver monkeys" swirling in water.
- Water temperature
- 85 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 75 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
Origin
- Tea type
- Green
- Climate
- Subtropical monsoon. Average annual temperature — 17.7°C, annual precipitation — 1511 mm. Average annual number of foggy days — ≥200. Relative humidity — ≥80%. Abundant dif...
- Soil
- Yellow clay (黄泥土, huángní tǔ) and "red pine clay" (红松泥, hóng sōng ní), pH 4.5–6.5. Profile depth — ≥0.5 m. Organic matter content — ≥1.0%.
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Tightly twisted, fleshy shoots with characteristic "hook-shaped" curves (卷曲多毫，弯钩状). Fleshy and uniform (肥壮匀整). Densely covered with silvery-white down — precisely the ...
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Chestnut (栗香, lì xiāng) — main note, rich and persistent. Pure green freshness (清香持久). "Cold aroma" (冷香, lěngxiāng) — unique note characteristic of high-mountain ...
- Liquor Aroma
- Chestnut, persistent, with "cold" overtone.
- Liquor Color
- Tender green, clear, bright and transparent (嫩绿清澈明亮).
- Spent Leaves
- Tender, fleshy shoots gathered in "buds" (嫩绿成朵、匀齐肥嫩). Leaf is elastic, lively.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
- 2
Details
- Cultivar
- Local indigenous populations of *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*. Shoots are fleshy, abundantly covered with down. Bushes are adapted to the humid mountain microclimate of So...
- Raw Material
- Tender, fleshy, uniform shoots. Processing — on the day of picking.
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — content 20% higher than average green tea (according to research). Provides pronounced tonic effect.
- Amino Acids
- High content — result of 200+ foggy days, abundant diffused light and organically rich soils. Precisely amino acids provide "swift huigan" — instantaneous returning sw...
- Minerals
- Potassium, magnesium, zinc, manganese.
- Polyphenols
- Significant content — provides antioxidant potential. According to research, free radical neutralization efficiency is 18 times higher than vitamin E.
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