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Xiùshān máojiān

Name: Xiùshān máojiān
SKU: XIUSHAN-MAOJIAN-CN

秀山毛尖

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Tea type: Green Tea

SKU · XIUSHAN-MAOJIAN-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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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: Dense, tight twists (条索紧密) — according to the Chongqing Intellectual Property Administration. The county government: a dense, even leaf (紧结匀整) of a fresh, lustrous emerald color (色泽鲜润翠绿).
Dry Leaf Aroma: A noticeable aroma of young chestnut (嫩栗香显) — according to the Chongqing Intellectual Property Administration, in the same phrase as the appearance of the dry leaf.
Liquor Aroma: The county government: the aroma is high, long and pure, with a strong chestnut tone (香气高长纯正、栗香高). Whether this refers to the dry leaf or to the liquor is not stated there.
Liquor Color: Yellow-green, bright (黄绿明亮) — so write both sources.
Spent Leaves: Tender green, even (嫩绿均匀); the county government adds that they are bright (明亮).
Taste: Fresh, mellow, sweet and smooth (鲜醇甘滑) — so write both sources.

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Green
Geographical Indication Status: Yes
Climate: According to the description of the Chongqing Intellectual Property Administration, there are many fogs in winter and spring and much cloud in summer and autumn (冬春多雾，夏秋多云); the gardens are far from the city.
Soil: No data found in the sources consulted.

Tea characteristics

Pluck Standard: I have not seen a normative document of the mark with a harvest standard. The two descriptions differ: the Chongqing Intellectual Property Administration speaks of buds, the county government of a bud with one or two leaves.

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: 秀山 (*Xiùshān*) is the name of the county; 毛尖 (*máojiān*) means “downy tips”, the general name of twisted green teas made from young downy shoots.
Health: Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea.