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Shíqiān táichá

Name: Shíqiān táichá
SKU: SHIQIAN-TAICHA-CN

石阡苔茶

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Tea type: Green Tea

SKU · SHIQIAN-TAICHA-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: Bud-like, slightly flattened, downy (外形自然芽状、稍扁、有毫); green with an oily sheen, even.
Dry Leaf Aroma: No separate description found in the sources consulted.
Liquor Aroma: Clean (清香). *Renmin Ribao* describes a lasting chestnut aroma in green *táichá* (栗香持久) — a discrepancy with the requirements.
Liquor Color: Yellow-green, bright (黄绿、明亮).
Spent Leaves: Whole, tender and even (完整、嫩匀).
Taste: Fresh and brisk (鲜爽); in the *Renmin Ribao* description — full and mellow (醇厚).

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Green
Geographical Indication Status: Yes
Soil: Yellow soils and mountain yellow-brown soils.

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

Name Breakdown: 石阡 (*Shíqiān*) is the name of the county; 苔 (*tái*) is a thick shoot. The county website also gives another folk name — 苔紫茶 (*táizǐchá*), “purple *táichá*”.