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Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Aroma

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Liquor Aroma

For large-leaf gongfu — dense and sweet (甜香浓郁), for medium- and small-leaf — fresh, tender, sweet (鲜嫩甜香). For broken — high and lasting.

Liquor Color

Bright red (红艳) for large-leaf gongfu, red and clear (红明亮) for medium- and small-leaf, bright red or red and bright (红亮) for broken.

Spent Leaves

For large-leaf gongfu — fleshy, tender, with many buds, evenly red and bright (肥嫩多芽红匀明亮); for medium- and small-leaf — thin and tender; for broken — tender, even, red.

Taste

Large-leaf gongfu — fresh, rich, mellow and full (鲜浓醇厚); medium- and small-leaf — mellow, full, with a sweet freshness (醇厚甘爽). Broken — strong, fresh and brisk (浓强鲜爽).