Lu Shan Yun Wu
A Jiangxi green tea from the misty slopes of Mount Lu, and one of China’s traditional famous teas. Persistent cloud cover at altitude acts as natural shading, and the tea is correspondingly thicker and more savoury than most pan-fired Chinese greens.
Character
Fuller-bodied than most Chinese greens with a savoury depth usually associated with shading. The mountain’s cloud cover is the traditional explanation and is recorded here as such rather than as a demonstrated mechanism.
- Flavour
- Nutty, Floral, Umami, Mineral
- Aroma
- Orchid
- Mouthfeel
- Medium, Smooth, Rich
- Complexity
- Layered
- Notes
- chestnut, orchid, damp stone, sweet grass
- Aftertaste
- Thick, sweet and slow to fade.
Moderate intensity: noticeable weight or grip, but neither dominates the cup.
Provenance and production
- Origin
- China
- Oxidation
- Unoxidised
- Harvest
- First flush
- Processing
- Withering → Pan-firing (Chinese fixation) → Rolling and shaping
History
Recorded from the Tang dynasty and associated with Buddhist monasteries on Mount Lu, where monks are credited with early cultivation. Monastery cultivation is a recurring pattern in Chinese tea history and is well attested here.
Brewing
Western brewing (teapot or mug)
1.5–2.5 g/100 ml · 75–85 °C · 1 authored infusion
Grandpa style
0.5–1 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.
If you like this
Grouped by why they were suggested, strongest reason first. Nothing here is a blended score — a suggestion appears under the best reason that exists for it, and never under a weaker one as well.
Editorially linked
Someone wrote down why these two belong together. The note below is theirs.
- Gou Gu Nao
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.
- Ban Tian Yao
Shares 5 descriptors with Lu Shan Yun Wu: floral, mineral, medium, smooth and orchid.
- Que She
Shares 5 descriptors with Lu Shan Yun Wu: floral, mineral, medium, smooth and orchid.
- Shui Jin Gui
Shares 5 descriptors with Lu Shan Yun Wu: floral, mineral, smooth, rich and orchid.
- Bai Ji Guan
Shares 4 descriptors with Lu Shan Yun Wu: floral, nutty, smooth and orchid.
- Ben Shan
Shares 4 descriptors with Lu Shan Yun Wu: floral, medium, smooth and orchid.
- Ben Shan
Shares 4 descriptors with Lu Shan Yun Wu: floral, medium, smooth and orchid.
- Huang Guan Yin
Shares 4 descriptors with Lu Shan Yun Wu: floral, medium, smooth and orchid.