Gou Gu Nao
A Jiangxi green tea from Suichuan county whose name translates roughly as 'dog’s head mountain'. It is grown at altitude on a single mountain and is among the most limited of China’s historically recognised greens.
Character
Notably floral for a Chinese green, with a sweetness that lingers longer than the light body suggests.
- Flavour
- Floral, Grassy, Nutty
- Aroma
- Orchid, Fresh
- Mouthfeel
- Light, Silky
- Complexity
- Moderate
- Notes
- orchid, fresh grass, sweet chestnut
- Aftertaste
- Floral and lingering.
Moderate intensity: noticeable weight or grip, but neither dominates the cup.
Provenance and production
- Origin
- China
- Oxidation
- Unoxidised
- Harvest
- Spring
- Processing
- Kill-green (fixation) → Rolling and shaping → Drying
Brewing
Western brewing (teapot or mug)
1.5–2.5 g/100 ml · 75–85 °C · 1 authored infusion
Gongfu brewing (gaiwan)
3–4 g/100 ml · 75–85 °C · 4 authored infusions
No caffeine estimate is authored for this tea. TeaHQ does not infer one from its category, because category predicts caffeine poorly — matcha and gyokuro carry more than many black teas.
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Editorially linked
Someone wrote down why these two belong together. The note below is theirs.
- Lu Shan Yun Wu
Two Jiangxi mountain greens grown in near-permanent cloud, both floral and sweet. Only one has a national reputation.
Similar sensory profile
Shares controlled flavour, aroma and mouthfeel descriptors. A looser match — two teas can share descriptors and still taste nothing alike.
- Tian Mu Qing Ding
Shares 7 descriptors with Gou Gu Nao: floral, grassy, nutty, light, silky, orchid and fresh.
- Bai Ji Guan
Shares 6 descriptors with Gou Gu Nao: floral, nutty, light, silky, fresh and orchid.
- Meng Ding Gan Lu
Shares 6 descriptors with Gou Gu Nao: nutty, floral, light, silky, orchid and fresh.
- Wenshan Baozhong
Shares 6 descriptors with Gou Gu Nao: floral, grassy, light, silky, orchid and fresh.
- Wenzhou Huang Tang
Shares 6 descriptors with Gou Gu Nao: floral, grassy, light, silky, fresh and orchid.
- Wuyuan Ming Mei
Shares 6 descriptors with Gou Gu Nao: grassy, nutty, floral, light, fresh and orchid.
- Baozhong
Shares 5 descriptors with Gou Gu Nao: floral, light, silky, orchid and fresh.