Uphing Luyicha

Ukunambitheka

Iphrofayela yokunambitha

Dry Leaf Appearance

Chaolü — thin, tight, glossy strands of a silvery grey-green color (条索细紧油润呈银灰绿). Cuiya — a flat dark green leaf in the shape of a sword (扁平墨绿呈剑状). Xueluo — tight spirals entirely covered with white down (紧结如螺，满披白毫).

Dry Leaf Aroma

Chaolü — a chestnut or mung bean aroma (栗香或绿豆香); Cuiya — the tender aroma of young tea (嫩茶香).

Liquor Aroma

High, sharp and lasting (香气高锐持久): in Chaolü — with a chestnut tone, in Cuiya — with a floral one. In Xueluo — clean and high, with an aroma of down (清高、毫香显露).

Liquor Color

Chaolü — tender green or yellow-green, bright (嫩绿或黄绿明亮); Cuiya — emerald or tender green, clear (翠绿或嫩绿清澈明亮).

Spent Leaves

Chaolü — tender yellow-green, even, “as if cut with a knife” (嫩黄绿、似刀切般匀称齐整). Cuiya — tender green, fleshy, even. Xueluo — tender green or yellow-green, buds and leaves whole.

Taste

Chaolü — sweet, mellow, fresh, withstands many infusions (甘醇鲜爽耐冲泡). Cuiya — fresh and sweet, the aroma comes through in the taste (鲜爽甘醇且味中透香). Xueluo — fresh, with aroma (鲜爽透香).