Needle Leaf

Diān Hóng Sòng Zhèn滇红松针

Diānhóng sōngzhēn

Origin: China, Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán Shěng). Main production regions c...
Tea type: Needle Leaf
Caffeine Level: High
Water Temperature: 90.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

An elegant Yunnan red tea with long needle-like leaves — affordable luxury with a honey-malt taste.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount: 4–5 g per 150 ml (gongfu method); 3 g per 200 ml (European method).
Teaware: Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — universal option. Yíxīng teapot (紫砂壶, zǐshā hú) adds softness. Glass teapot allows observing long "needles" opening...
Water Temperature: 90.000000
Water Temperature Detail: 90–95°C. Song Zhen tolerates hotter water well than purely bud Dian Hongs, thanks to leaf presence.
Gongfu Water Temperature: 93.000000

Origin

Tea Type: Red
Origin Country: CN
Province: Yunnan
Category: High-quality Yunnan red teas, variety of the Diān Hóng (滇红, Diānhóng) group. Belongs to famous teas (名优茶, míngyōu chá), distinguished by rolling form — needl...
Coordinates: Fengqing — approximately 24°35′ N, 99°55′ E. General Dian Hong range: between 21° and 29° N, 97° and 106° E.
Origin: China, Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán Shěng). Main production regions coincide with the range of all Dian Hongs: Fèngqìng County (凤庆县, Fèngq&#23...

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Long, thin, straight needle-shaped tea leaves with pointed tips, resembling pine needles. Tea leaf length 2–4 cm. Color — black with golden and reddish inclusions of tips. Down ...
Dry Leaf Aroma: Rich, sweet, with dominating notes of malt, honey, dried fruits (prunes, dried apricots), chocolate. Light floral nuances and gingerbread tones are present. In some batches — ba...
Liquor Aroma: Bright, warm, enveloping. Honey-malty range dominates with undertones of caramel, dried fruits, flowers and light spices. When cooling, notes of baking and nuts appear.
Liquor Color: From amber-orange to rich red-amber, transparent and clear. With proper brewing — pronounced golden ring (金圈, jīnquān) around cup edge.
Spent Leaves: Whole, resilient shoots — buds and young leaves, expanded after brewing. Color even, copper-red. Buds distinctly stand out with golden tone. Leaf soft, elastic.
Taste: Full, rich, velvety. Natural sweetness is well expressed, but somewhat more "bodied" and structural compared to whole-bud Jin Zhen — presence of leaf adds depth and mi...

Details

Oxidation: 80.000000 - 90.000000
Leaf Shape: Needle
Oxidation Maximum: 90.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 90
Cultivar: Yúnnán Dǎ Yè Zhǒng (云南大叶种, Yúnnán Dàyèzhǒng) — group of large-leaf populations of *Camellia sinensis* var. *assamica*. Characterized by large,...
Picking: Spring harvest (March–April) provides the highest quality raw material. Summer and autumn harvests are also used and cost noticeably less.

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