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Hainan

Báishā Hóng Chá白沙红茶

báishā hóngchá

Origin
China, Hǎinán Province (海南省, Hǎinán Shěng), Báishā Lì Autonomous Coun...
Tea type
Hainan
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Exclusive red tea from Hainan: a honey-caramel flavor born from the soil of an ancient meteorite crater.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount
5-6 g per 100-120 ml.
Teaware
Gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — optimal choice for revealing aromatic profile; porcelain or glass teapot; Yixing teapot from red clay for more rounded, "bodied" liquor...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Brewing Notes
Western method — 3-4 g per 200 ml, steeping 3-4 minutes at 90°C. Also Baisha Hong Cha is well-suited for cold brewing (冷泡, lěng pào): 5 g per 500 ml cold water, 8-12 h...
Water Temperature Detail
90-95°C. For batches from bud material (单芽) — 85-90°C; for standard leaf batches — 90-95°C.
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hainan
Category
Hainan red teas; regional tea included in the group standard system (团体标准, tuántǐ biāozhǔn) of Baisha County. Produced both in gōngfū hóng chá format (工夫红茶, gōngf...
Coordinates
≈ 19.2° N, 109.3° E (center of Baisha County).
Origin
China, Hǎinán Province (海南省, Hǎinán Shěng), Báishā Lì Autonomous County (白沙黎族自治县, Báishā Lízú Zìzhìxiàn). Main production zones...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tight, dense, wiry twist. Leaf large, with abundant golden tips (金毫, jīn háo). Color — from dark chestnut to black with golden inclusions.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pronounced honey tone with notes of tropical dried fruits (longan, lychee), light shade of cocoa beans. In batches from ancient tree material — additional "forest" dep...
Liquor Aroma
Warm, enveloping. In top notes — honey and ripe tropical fruits; in middle notes — caramel, baked sweet potato; in base — subtle smokiness and spice. Aroma is persistent, remain...
Liquor Color
Red-amber, bright and clear, with pronounced golden rim (金圈, jīn quān) around the cup edge. As brewing progresses — from dark amber to copper-red.
Spent Leaves
Large leaves open completely and evenly; color from copper-red to chestnut; leaf elastic, fleshy, maintains integrity.
Taste
Dense, oily, with pronounced "body" (厚实, hòushí). First steeps reveal rich sweetness with shades of honey and caramel. In middle steeps a mineral note appear...
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
The raw material base consists of two large-leaf cultivars:
Picking
Thanks to the tropical climate, tea in Baisha is harvested practically year-round, including the winter period: the first early spring harvest begins as early as December — this...
Phase
Early
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