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| ====Japan==== | ====Japan==== | ||
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| + | ===Iruma: Fukumidori (LG)=== | ||
| + | * **Western** (3 VIII 22): Nose somewhat fruitier than Sayamakaori, | ||
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| + | ===Iruma: Hokumei (LG)=== | ||
| + | * Grows also in the north, has thicker leaves. | ||
| + | * **Western** (11 IX 22): Cup less metallic, a blunt bitterness, that stretches out quite long. | ||
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| + | ===Iruma: Musashikaori (LG)=== | ||
| + | * A cross with some Taiwanese cultivar. | ||
| + | * **Western** (11 IX 22): Noses similar, tomatos, hay and lime blossom. Cup somewhat metallic and chalky, not very pleasant. Indeed, really a sanguine taste to it; but no bitterness. | ||
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| + | ===Iruma: Sayamakaori (LG)=== | ||
| + | * **Western** (3 VIII 22): Cup decidedly bitter, less fruity than Fukumidori | ||
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| ===響庵: 碾茶 雁が音 （てんちゃ かりがね）=== | ===響庵: 碾茶 雁が音 （てんちゃ かりがね）=== | ||
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| * Western (2 IX 21): Nice enough flavour though, decent umami, a slight roasted hazelnut or peanut note towards the finish. | * Western (2 IX 21): Nice enough flavour though, decent umami, a slight roasted hazelnut or peanut note towards the finish. | ||
| ====China==== | ====China==== | ||
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| + | ===Anhui, Huangshan: Taiping Hou Kui (太平猴魁)=== | ||
| + | * Taiping Hou Kui (太平猴魁) (lit: peaceful monkey king) | ||
| + | * Green tea: Plucked, then heated (steam, roasting or pan frying) to stop enzymatic oxidation, akin to blanching herbs. In this case, pan fried at 120°C, then heated and cooled 3 times to fix color, continue killing the greens, giving shape and, most importantly, | ||
| + | * Produced since 1900, during which the area was called taping, hence the name. Uses leaves from a large-leaf cultivar (柿大葉, Shi Da Ye) that only grows in Anhui. It’s not rolled, but pressed during roasting, hence the shape. Green teas often either have a maritime taste (low temperature fired), or a nutty taste (high temperature roasting). This one is neither, but famed for its orchid fragrance. | ||
| + | * Legend says that there are many monkeys in Huangshan. One day, a monkey was looking for its lost son, but didn’t find it and died after a few days from exhaustion. An old man buried the monkey out of compassion; and planted a few wild tea seeds and flowers at its grave, as if the monkey was a relative. After a year the man passed the grave, and saw that there many strong tea trees there. He heard a voice telling him that he should look after the trees and he’ll never have to hunger. The old man realised it was the monkey speaking, and thus named the place Hou Gang (猴岗, lit: monkey hill), and the tea Hou Cha (猴茶); and that’s why the tea is called Hou Kui (猴魁). | ||
| + | * However, the name of the tea is probably more of technical origin, blending characters for the region and the guy who first made it | ||
| + | * Menglin thinks this is well paired with shino yaki | ||
| + | * Western Tasting: Clear, quite strong greenery, slight nuttiness, after all. It’s from 2008, however. | ||
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| ===Guangxi: Schnee Knospe (ST) (2021)=== | ===Guangxi: Schnee Knospe (ST) (2021)=== | ||
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| ===Huzhou, Anji: Anji Bai Cha (yxhxtea)=== | ===Huzhou, Anji: Anji Bai Cha (yxhxtea)=== | ||
| * **Western** (28 IV 19): smells like anji bai cha; sweetish, fruity, honeyed; ostensible greenery. Cup full bodies, greenery also, but very little bitterness. Linear development from the nose, very pleasant. | * **Western** (28 IV 19): smells like anji bai cha; sweetish, fruity, honeyed; ostensible greenery. Cup full bodies, greenery also, but very little bitterness. Linear development from the nose, very pleasant. | ||
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| + | ===Sichuan: Fragrant Leaf (2019) (Song)=== | ||
| + | * Made from the 川小葉 (chun xiao ye) cultivar, grown in the North | ||
| + | * Western 5 XII 21: Fimo nose, typical green tea. Charred chard soup in the cup; raddichio. Not too fond of it, but it's also 2 years old. | ||
| ===Sichuan, Mengding: Ganlu (2018) (freshteastories)=== | ===Sichuan, Mengding: Ganlu (2018) (freshteastories)=== | ||
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| - | ======Pinglin: Bai Mao Hou (2021 Frühling) (ST)=== | + | ===Pinglin: Bai Mao Hou (2021 Frühling) (ST)=== |
| * Western (20 X 21): Nose a bit candy piss, succulent hay and lots of Maiglöckchen / lily of the valley; | * Western (20 X 21): Nose a bit candy piss, succulent hay and lots of Maiglöckchen / lily of the valley; | ||
| + | * Blind Western (4 XI 21): color gives it away that it's a green tea, nose surprisingly eggshell-like and sulfuric. Seagrass also. Cup very full, chicken broth and ivy. Cooked sad mint. Diluted eucalyptus honey. | ||