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Gùshǐ Huánggūshān chá

Name: Gùshǐ Huánggūshān chá
SKU: GUSHI-HUANGGUSHAN-CHA-CN

固始皇姑山茶

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Tea type: Green Tea

SKU · GUSHI-HUANGGUSHAN-CHA-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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Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Appearance: The leaf is tight, delicate, round and straight (条索紧秀圆直), the bud large and plump, the color tender green.
Dry Leaf Aroma: A separate description was not found in the sources consulted.
Liquor Color: “The color of a willow bud” (柳芽黄), clear and bright.
Spent Leaves: Tender and even, without breaks or impurities.
Taste: Fresh and brisk, with a sweet return (鲜爽回甘).

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Green
Geographical Indication Status: Yes
Soil: Yellow-brown (黄棕壤), acidic, pH 4.0–6.5, organic matter above 1.0%. The 2014 description adds yellowish-brown soils (黄褐土).

Tea characteristics

Picking: From late March to mid-May.
Pluck Standard: From a single bud to a bud with two leaves.

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

Cultural Significance: According to the newspaper *Xinyang Ribao*, in 2011 a musical stage production based on the legend, “Spring on Mount Huanggushan” (春满皇姑山), was staged and received an award at a provincial theater competition.
Name Breakdown: 固始 — Gushi County; 皇姑山 — Mount Huanggushan, “mountain of the emperor's daughter”; 茶 — tea.
Health: Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea. The selenium in the table is a content norm, not a promise of benefit.