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Tīngxī lánxiāng chá

Name: Tīngxī lánxiāng chá
SKU: TINGXI-LANXIANG-CHA-CN

汀溪兰香茶

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Tea type: Green Tea

SKU · TINGXI-LANXIANG-CHA-CN

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How to brew

01 / Sensations

Taste profile

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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, straight and flattened out, emerald green, with visible down (绣剪形，平直舒展，翠绿显毫).
Dry Leaf Aroma: No descriptions are found in the sources consulted.
Liquor Aroma: Clean and high, with a distinct orchid aroma (香气清高显兰花香).
Liquor Color: Clean, clear and bright (汤色清澈明亮); reference books specify — tender green.
Spent Leaves: Fleshy and tender, the leaves open like a flower, green and glossy (叶底肥嫩成朵绿亮).
Taste: Fresh and mellow, with a sweet return (滋味鲜醇回甘).

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Green
Geographical Indication Status: Yes
Soil: According to the requirements — of good structure, sandy, well permeable, with a thick humus layer; organic matter 2–6%, pH 5.0–6.0.

Tea characteristics

Cultivar: I requisiti indicano buone cultivar come «Lanxiang n. 1» (兰香一号, *Lánxiāng yī hào*). Secondo una pubblicazione dell'associazione di tecnologia agricola riportata, si tratta della popolazione locale (当地群体种) e di linee da essa selezionate; non si raccolgono foglie con sfumature violacee.
Pluck Standard: A bud with one leaf just beginning to open (一芽一叶初展); the leaf is broken off with an upward movement of the hand (提手采).

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

Storage: StorageClass practice. In airtight opaque packaging, in a refrigerator at 0–5 °C, away from light, moisture and foreign odors. The orchid aroma is the first to fade, so the tea is best drunk within a year.

Details

Cultural Significance: The Xuancheng government calls Tingxi the home of this tea and the “township of famous teas” of the prefecture, and the tea itself an organic hand-made green tea. The harvest festival promotes the common county brand “泾县兰香”.
Name Breakdown: “*Tīngxī*” (汀溪) is the name of the township; “*lánxiāng*” (兰香) means “orchid aroma”; “*chá*” (茶) means tea.
Health: Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea.