香型
Term · Tasting
aroma type
Literal meaning
aroma + type
Definition#
'Aroma type': for Phoenix dancong, the Chaozhou naming standard T/CZTTBZ 002-2021 defines it as the name given to finished tea from Phoenix Shuixian selections according to its natural floral or fruit aroma together with its 'honey' and 'rhyme' character, and lists ten main types (十大香型): 黄栀香, 芝兰香, 玉兰香, 蜜兰香, 杏仁香, 姜花香, 肉桂香, 桂花香, 夜来香, 茉莉香, plus others. DB4451/T 1-2021 gives the same ten. Each type groups many named bushes.
Translation and usage#
| Language | Use | Alternatives & cautions |
|---|---|---|
| English | aroma type named aroma family of Phoenix dancong translation |
Also acceptable
Avoid flavour (for added flavouring) standards forbid added aroma; the type is natural |
| Deutsch | Aromatyp Duftfamilie der Phönix-Dancong translation |
Also acceptable
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| Русский | ароматический тип тип аромата фэнхуанских даньцунов translation |
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| 简体字 | 香型 | |
| 繁體字 | 香型 | Regional usage
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| 日本語 | 香型 |
Common confusions#
Terms#
Entries that use this term 10#
安溪铁观音
Anxi Tieguanyin Ānxī Tiěguānyīn
Rolled oolong from the Tieguanyin cultivar, protected as a GI for the whole of Anxi County. GB/T 19598-2025 defines three styles: clean (清香), heavy (浓香) and aged (陈香).
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安溪县
Anxi County Ānxī Xiàn
Minnan oolong county, origin of Tieguanyin; the whole county is the 'Anxi Tie Guan Yin' GI area. About 600,000 mu of gardens; a national hub of the tea trade.
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永春佛手
Yongchun Foshou Yǒngchūn Fóshǒu
Oolong from the large-leaved Foshou cultivar, protected as a GI for Yongchun County (GB/T 21824-2008); its aroma is likened to pear or citron.
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台湾乌龙茶
Taiwan oolong Táiwān wūlóngchá
Grouping for Taiwan's partly oxidised teas, from strip Baozhong (about 8–25% oxidation per TRES) to Oriental Beauty (50–60%), mostly from Qingxin Wulong and Jinxuan.
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冻顶乌龙茶
Dong Ding oolong Dòngdǐng wūlóngchá
Medium-oxidised, cloth-ball-rolled and roasted Qingxin oolong from Lugu, Nantou; the style is now made well beyond the Dong Ding tableland.
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高山乌龙茶
Taiwan high-mountain oolong Gāoshān wūlóngchá
Lightly oxidised, ball-rolled oolong from gardens at about 1,000 m or more in Nantou, Chiayi and Taichung; the threshold is a convention.
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阿里山高山茶
Alishan high-mountain oolong Ālǐshān gāoshān chá
High-mountain oolong from Chiayi’s Greater Alishan tea area, including Meishan, Zhuqi, Fanlu and Alishan, mainly made from Qingxin Wulong and Jinxuan.
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梨山茶
Lishan high-mountain oolong Líshān chá
High-mountain Qingxin oolong from Lishan and Baxianshan in Taichung's Heping District, among Taiwan's highest gardens; only two or three crops a year in places.
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木栅铁观音
Muzha Tieguanyin Mùzhà Tiěguānyīn
Ball-rolled, medium-oxidised and heavily roasted oolong from Muzha (Maokong), Taipei; in Taiwan 鐵觀音 names this method, which may use other cultivars.
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金萱茶
Jin Xuan oolong Jīnxuān chá
Oolong made from Jinxuan, Taiwan’s TTES 12 cultivar. Suitable leaf and careful manufacture can bring out a natural milk-like aroma.
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