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Róngchéng lǜchá

Name: Róngchéng lǜchá
SKU: RONGCHENG-LUCHA-CN

荣成绿茶

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Tea type: Green Tea

SKU · RONGCHENG-LUCHA-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: Glass tumbler or a white gaiwan.

Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Aroma: No data in the sources consulted.
Liquor Aroma: High, with a distinctive chestnut aroma and an aroma of boiled egg yolk (香气高，带有独特的板栗香和熟蛋黄香). For the flat form the chestnut aroma is called rich, for the needle-shaped form — high and lasting.
Liquor Color: Tender green, bright (汤色嫩绿明亮), for the curled and flat forms — up to yellow-green.
Spent Leaves: From tender green and bright to yellow-green; the reference calls the leaf thick and resistant to repeated infusions (叶片肥厚耐冲泡).
Taste: Fresh, brisk and mellow (滋味鲜爽醇和); for the curled form — rich and mellow (浓醇), for the flat form — full and mellow (醇厚).

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Green
Geographical Indication Status: Yes
Soil: According to the reference description, the city's soils developed mainly on acidic rocks; brown forest soils (棕壤) are the most widespread, pH from 5.6 to 8.1, 6.4 on average.

Tea characteristics

Cultivar: The retelling of the quality requirements in the reference description recommends the varieties *Jiūkēng* (鸠坑) and *Fúdǐng dàbái* (福鼎大白); they are also named as the city's main varieties in 2018.
Picking: According to the reference description, because of the high latitude the local tea has the longest growing period among tea regions and the shortest harvest period. Exact harvest dates are not found in the sources consulted.
Pluck Standard: An exact standard is not found in the sources consulted. The retelling of the requirements says that picking begins when 10–15 standard shoots have formed per square meter of bush surface, in clear weather, in the morning.

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

Storage: StorageClass practice. In airtight packaging, in a refrigerator at 0–5 °C, without light, moisture or odors. Best drunk within a year.

Details

Name Breakdown: “Rongcheng” (荣成) is the name of the county-level city; “*lǜchá*” (绿茶) means green tea.
Health: Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea.