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Jīngxiàn lánxiāng chá

Name: Jīngxiàn lánxiāng chá
SKU: JINGXIAN-LANXIANG-CHA-CN

泾县兰香茶

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Tea type: Green Tea

SKU · JINGXIAN-LANXIANG-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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Brewing

Western brewing

Water temperature: 80 - 85 °C
Tea amount: 3 g per 150 ml.
Teaware: A glass tumbler or a white gaiwan.

Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Appearance: The shape of “embroidery scissor blades” (绣剪形), straight and flattened out (平直舒展); the color tender green, even and moist, with visible down (嫩绿、匀润显毫).
Dry Leaf Aroma: No descriptions are found in the sources consulted.
Liquor Aroma: Tender, rich and lasting (嫩香馥郁、持久); the county specifies that after brewing the orchid aroma persists (兰花香持久).
Liquor Color: Tender green, clear and bright (嫩绿、清澈鲜亮).
Spent Leaves: Tender green, clean in color, fleshy and even (嫩绿鲜明、肥壮匀整).
Taste: Fresh, brisk, full, with a sweet return (鲜爽醇厚、回甘).

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Green
Geographical Indication Status: Yes
Climate: Northern subtropical monsoon, humid: mild temperatures, abundant rain, plenty of sunshine, four clearly defined seasons.
Soil: According to reference summaries of the geographical indication description — mountain yellow-brown soils on sandstones and shales, loose and fertile, organic matter above 5%, pH 5–6.

Tea characteristics

Cultivar: Reference summaries of the geographical indication description name the local population of the tea bush, lines selected from it such as “*Lánxiāng* No. 1” (兰香一号), and other varieties suitable for this tea.
Pluck Standard: One bud with one just-opened leaf (一芽一叶初展).

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

Storage: StorageClass practice. In airtight opaque packaging, in a refrigerator at 0–5 °C, away from moisture, light and foreign odors. A seasonal tea: it is best drunk within a year.

Details

Cultural Significance: For Jing County, the home of 涌溪火青 and 泾县特尖, *Lánxiāng* is the common name under which more than ninety former brands were brought together in 2014. The mark, according to 2014 data, was used by more than a hundred firms and cooperatives of the county.
Name Breakdown: “*Jīngxiàn*” (泾县) means “Jing County”. “*Lánxiāng*” (兰香) means “orchid aroma”. “*Chá*” (茶) means “tea”.
Health: Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea.