Song Yang Yin Hou
A Zhejiang green tea with curved downy strands said to resemble a monkey’s paw. It comes from Songyang county, one of the larger green-tea producing areas in the province and one of the least known outside it.
Character
A competent, nutty Zhejiang green in the Longjing mould, without the reputation or the price.
- Flavour
- Nutty, Grassy
- Aroma
- Fresh, Toasted
- Mouthfeel
- Light, Smooth
- Complexity
- Straightforward
- Notes
- chestnut, fresh grass, light floral
- Aftertaste
- Clean and nutty.
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
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- Yu Hua Cha
Two twentieth-century Chinese greens created for regional markets, both shaped into fine strands. Both are modern inventions rather than inherited teas.
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Shares controlled flavour, aroma and mouthfeel descriptors. A looser match — two teas can share descriptors and still taste nothing alike.
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Shares 6 descriptors with Song Yang Yin Hou: nutty, grassy, light, smooth, fresh and toasted.
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Shares 6 descriptors with Song Yang Yin Hou: nutty, grassy, light, smooth, toasted and fresh.
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Shares 5 descriptors with Song Yang Yin Hou: nutty, grassy, smooth, toasted and fresh.
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Shares 5 descriptors with Song Yang Yin Hou: nutty, grassy, light, smooth and toasted.
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Shares 5 descriptors with Song Yang Yin Hou: grassy, nutty, smooth, toasted and fresh.