Jiangsu

Biluohong Chá碧螺红茶

bìluó hóngchá

Origin: China, Jiāngsū Province (江苏, Jiāngsū), Sūzhōu City (苏州市, Sūzhōu shì),...
Tea type: Jiangsu
Caffeine Level: High
Water Temperature: 90.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Red tea from the Dongting Biluochun terroir: honey-fruity taste with caramel and lychee notes.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount: 4–5 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu method); 3–4 g per 200 ml (brewing in cup/bowl).
Teaware: Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — universal choice; porcelain teapot; Yíxīng teapot (宜兴紫砂壶) — if you prefer a rounder, more "velvety" profile.
Water Temperature: 90.000000
Water Temperature Detail: 90–95°C. Boiling water (100°C) may increase astringency; for tippy batches, it's better to use 88–90°C.
Gongfu Water Temperature: 93.000000

Origin

Tea Type: Red
Origin Country: CN
Province: Jiangsu
Category: Regional Chinese red teas; gongfu black tea (工夫红茶, gōngfū hóngchá). Modern artisanal tea based on historical terroir.
Coordinates: ≈ 31.07° N, 120.38° E (Dongshan — Xishan area, southwest of Suzhou).
Origin: China, Jiāngsū Province (江苏, Jiāngsū), Sūzhōu City (苏州市, Sūzhōu shì), Wúzhōng District (吴中区, Wúzhōng qū); Dongting Mountains — Dōngshān Peninsula (洞庭东山, Dòng...

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Thin, tightly twisted "spirals" 1–2 cm long; color from dark chestnut to black with a scattering of golden tips (金毫, jīnháo). Highest grades show abundant down an...
Dry Leaf Aroma: Bright, sweet, with distinct notes of honey, dried apricot, and warm caramel; in the background — light floral trail inherited from proximity to fruit trees.
Liquor Aroma: Multi-layered: in first steeps — honey, lychee, ripe apricot; as it develops, notes of roasted chestnut, bread crust, and light cocoa appear. Characteristic "fruity florali...
Liquor Color: Red-amber, clear and bright, with pronounced "golden ring" (金圈, jīnquān) around the cup edge — a sign of high theaflavin content.
Spent Leaves: Leaves unfold elastically and evenly; shades from copper-red to chestnut; in good batches the leaf is whole, with visible veins, without signs of burning.
Taste: Dense, round, with pronounced natural sweetness (回甘, huígān) and soft, not harsh astringency. Liquor body is "silky," with pleasant warming density. Aftertaste is...

Details

Oxidation: 85.000000 - 95.000000
Leaf Shape: Spiral
Oxidation Maximum: 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 95
Cultivar: Dongtingshan local population of small-leaf type (洞庭山群体小叶种, Dòngtíngshān qúntǐ xiǎoyè zhǒng), belonging to *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*. Colloquial na...
Picking: For the highest grades of red tea, raw material harvested before Qīngmíng (清明, ≈ April 5) is used — "mingqian" (明前); the main volume falls in the period after Qīn...

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