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Dark Tea

Gǔ Yī Hēi Chá古黟黑茶

Gǔ yī hēi chá, Gǔ yī hēi chá

Origin
China (中国, Zhōngguó), Ānhuī Province (安徽省, Ānhuī Shěng), Huángshān Ci...
Tea type
Dark Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
100.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

An ancient dark tea from Yixian with a ginger-herbal aroma and a swift, sweet aftertaste, revived after half a century of obscurity.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
100.000000 - ?
Tea Amount
Ratio 1:40 (for example, 5 g tea per 200 ml water). For pressed tea — fill teapot approximately 1/4 volume.
Water Temperature
100.000000
Brewing Notes
Ceramic teapot (陶壶, táo hú) or Yíxīng purple clay teapot (紫砂壶, zǐ shā hú) is preferable. The porous clay structure absorbs "storage taste" (堆味, duī...
Water Temperature Detail
100°C — boiling water. Full revelation of Gu Yi Hei Cha aroma and taste requires maximum temperature.
Gongfu Water Temperature
100.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Dark
Origin Country
CN
Province
Anhui
Category
Regional dark tea of Anhui Province, historical tea of Huizhou. Modern brand — "Gu Yi" (古黟, "Ancient Yi[xian]"), produced by "Huangshan Tianfang Tea Co....
Coordinates
Approximately 29°55′ North latitude, 117°56′ East longitude.
Origin
China (中国, Zhōngguó), Ānhuī Province (安徽省, Ānhuī Shěng), Huángshān City (黄山市, Huángshān Shì), Yī County (黟县, Yī Xiàn). The core of production is the hig...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Depends on the form of release. Loose tian jian — dark, elongated tea particles with noticeable stems, color from dark brown to black-brown (乌褐, wū hè). Brick tea (fu zhuan...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pronounced and distinctive. Dominated by notes of dried ginger (干姜, gān jiāng) and medicinal herbs (草药香, cǎo yào xiāng), creating a recognizable "ginger-herbal" p...
Liquor Aroma
Multi-layered, unfolds dynamically. In first infusions, ginger and herbal notes predominate, gradually replaced by tones of dried fruits and candied fruits (果脯蜜饯香, guǒ pǔ m&#236...
Liquor Color
Orange-yellow (橙黄, chéng huáng), bright, clear. With increased aging time, color deepens to orange-red and reddish-brown. Young tea liquor may be lighter, with greenis...
Spent Leaves
Leaves unfold, revealing dark brown color with reddish cast. Stems and whole leaves are noticeable. Leaf is elastic, not loose — a sign of proper fermentation.
Taste
The first sip reveals slight bitterness (微苦, wēi kǔ) and noticeable astringency (收敛性强, shōu liǎn xìng qiáng), reminiscent of young sheng pu-erh character. However, bit...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape
Brick
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
The main raw material consists of leaves from the Zhūyè Zhǒng cultivar (槠叶种, Zhūyè Zhǒng) — a medium-leaf and small-leaf variety of *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*...
Picking
Main harvesting is conducted in spring — from early April to late May. According to a local saying, "spring tea — a whole load, summer tea — just a handful, and don't p...
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