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Dūdū cuìmíng

都督翠茗

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Tea type
Green Tea

SKU · DUDU-CUIMING-CN

SKU · DUDU-CUIMING-CN
How to brew

01 / Sensations

Taste profile

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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
Process
Warm the teaware, add the tea, pour the water down the side; first infusion — after 40–60 seconds; drink, leaving part of the liquor, and top up — two or three further infusions.
Tea amount
3 g per 150 ml.
Teaware
A glass tumbler or a white gaiwan.

Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Appearance
Flat, “like a bamboo shoot”, the color of jade (外形扁平似笋,色如翡翠). Advertising texts also compare the shape to a sword (扁平似剑).
Dry Leaf Aroma
No separate description in the sources consulted.
Liquor Aroma
Clean and rich (清香浓郁).
Liquor Color
Green and bright (绿明亮).
Spent Leaves
Green and even (绿匀).
Taste
Fresh and brisk (鲜爽).

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type
Green
Geographical Indication Status
Yes
Water
Die Zhaohe-rivier (兆河), 'n sytak van die Chaohu-meer, en ses reservoirs, waaronder Xiangshan (象山), Zaoshuke (枣树棵) en Qingshan (青山).

Tea characteristics

Tea characteristics

Cultivar
Not named. The CNIPA requirements say only that “introduced improved varieties” are suitable (适宜引进优良品种).
Pluck Standard
In batches, repeatedly. On mature bushes, the “fish leaf” (鱼叶) is left in spring, and one leaf at the end of spring.

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

Storage
StorageClass practice. In airtight packaging, in the cold, away from light, moisture and odors; best drunk within a year. The specification itself prescribes sealed iron tins and 4–12 °C.

Details

Details

Health
Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea.

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