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Chángshān yínháo

Name: Chángshān yínháo
SKU: CHANGSHAN-YINHAO-CN

常山银毫

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Tea type: Green Tea

SKU · CHANGSHAN-YINHAO-CN

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How to brew

01 / Sensations

Taste profile

From the first impression to the smallest tasting note.

Intensity, balance and flavor notes

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Flavor descriptors

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02 / Practice

Brewing

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Brewing

Western brewing

Water temperature: 80 - 85 °C
Tea amount: 3 g per 150 ml.
Teaware: A glass tumbler — in it you can see the straight strips open into flowers — or a white gaiwan.

Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Appearance: Thin, tight, round and straight, emerald green, with conspicuous down (细紧圆直，翠绿显毫).
Dry Leaf Aroma: No separate description.
Liquor Aroma: Rich and lasting (香气馥郁持久).
Liquor Color: Tender green and bright (汤色嫩绿明亮).
Spent Leaves: The thin, tender leaf opens into flowers (叶底细嫩成朵); in another paragraph — whole, in flowers (完整成朵).
Taste: Fresh, mellow and refreshing (滋味鲜醇爽口); in another paragraph of the same text — fresh and mellow, with sweetness (鲜醇带甘).

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Green
Geographical Indication Status: Yes

Tea characteristics

Cultivar: No data in the sources consulted.
Picking: No dates in the sources consulted.
Pluck Standard: One bud with one just-opened leaf (一芽一叶初展). The bud and leaf must be intact; shoots damaged by pests are not plucked.
Raw Material: The raw material is mainly one bud with one leaf; the description stresses that the appearance of the tea comes from careful plucking and processing.

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

Storage: StorageClass practice. In airtight packaging, in a refrigerator at 0–5 °C, away from light, moisture and odors. Best drunk within a year.

Details

History: The date of the tea's creation is not found in the sources consulted. The 2017 description lists awards:
Name Breakdown: “*Chángshān*” (常山) is the name of the county; “*yínháo*” (银毫) means “silver down”, after the white hairs on the emerald leaf.
Health: Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea. The 2017 description attributes to the tea an action against a long list of diseases; these claims have not been verified, and I do not repeat them.