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I-Chénglóuzhài Chá

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SKU: CHENGLOUZHAI-CHA-CN

城楼寨茶

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Tea passport

Uhlobo lwetiye: Green Tea

SKU · CHENGLOUZHAI-CHA-CN

Qhathanisa amatiye

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01 / Sensations

Iphrofayela yokunambitha

From the first impression to the smallest tasting note.

Intensity, balance and flavor notes

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Flavor descriptors

Tasting notes

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02 / Practice

Brewing

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Ukwenza itiye

Ukwenza itiye ngendlela yaseNtshonalanga

Izinga lokushisa lamanzi: 80 - 85 °C
Ubuningi betiye: 3 g nge- 150 ml.
Teaware: A glass tumbler or a white gaiwan.

Ukunambitheka

Iphrofayela yokunambitha

Dry Leaf Appearance: Flat, straight and slender, smooth and even (扁平挺秀，光滑齐匀). The color is green with a yellowish tinge (绿中显黄), popularly called “the color of unpolished rice” (糙米色).
Dry Leaf Aroma: No descriptions in the sources consulted.
Liquor Aroma: A lasting chestnut aroma (栗香持久) — as the press writes; the museum note has 粟香, “millet aroma”. Which spelling is correct cannot be decided from the sources consulted.
Liquor Color: Tender green and bright (汤色嫩绿明亮).
Spent Leaves: Even (叶底匀一, in the press — 均一); no other details in the sources consulted.
Taste: Sweet, fresh and mellow (味甘鲜醇); a reference site writes — high, brisk, mellow and full (滋味高爽醇厚). The press and the museum note add that the aroma lingers in the mouth, and in the throat there is a sweet aftertaste (润喉回甘).

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Uhlobo lwetiye: Green
Geographical Indication Status: Yebo
Geographical Indication Standard: CNIPA 地理标志证明商标 №10479862
Topography: Winding ridges, tiers of peaks and hollows. The fort is one of the “forty-eight forts of Qihuang” (蕲黄四十八寨) and a city-level monument; the neighboring Daolouzhai belongs to the same series.

Izici zetiye

Cultivar: Not named for the mark. According to the museum note, in the 2010s the factory introduced clonal (无性系, *wúxìngxì*) varieties, without naming them, and expanded the gardens to 1200 *mu*.

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

Storage: StorageClass practice for green tea. In airtight packaging, in the refrigerator at 0–5 °C, away from light, moisture and odors; best drunk within a year.

Imininingwane

Name Breakdown: 城楼 (*chénglóu*) — the gate tower of a city wall, 寨 (*zhài*) — a mountain stronghold, 茶 (*chá*) — tea. The mountain and the tea were named after the stone fort.
Chemistry: Chemical CompositionPhysicochemical data are not found in the sources consulted.
Health: Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea.