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Guizhou

Guìzhōu Huáng Chá贵州黄茶

Guìzhōu huángchá

Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), southwestern China. Mai...
Tea type
Yellow Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
75.000000
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Brewing, origin and taste.

Guizhou Huangcha: Rare Yellow Tea with 50-Day Charcoal Mellowing — Smooth Taste of Corn, Orchid & Caramel.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
75.000000 - 85.000000
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — ideal: does not absorb aromas, allows observation of liquor color. Glass cup — for visual enjoyment. Yixing teapot not recommended — porous clay abs...
Water Temperature
75.000000
Brewing Notes
4–5 g per 150 ml (gongfu); 3 g per 200 ml (European method).Guizhou huangcha — among the most "tolerant" to over-steeping among yellow teas: prolonged menhuang has alr...
Water Temperature Detail
75–85°C. Tender raw material does not tolerate boiling water — at temperatures above 90°C, uncharacteristic bitterness appears.
Gongfu Water Temperature
78.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Yellow
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guizhou
Category
Regional group of yellow teas from Guizhou Province. In the classification by raw material tenderness, it occupies an intermediate position: Hǎimǎ Gōng Chá is closer to hu&...
Coordinates
Approximately 27°07′ N, 105°36′ E (Haimagon area).
Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), southwestern China. Main areas: Dàfāng County (大方县) of Bìjié City (毕节市, Bìjié Shì) — birthp...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tightly twisted, curved tea particles (紧结卷曲, jǐnjié juǎnqū) with noticeable silvery down. Color — from yellow-green to olive with golden streaks. Lao Gong Xiang — darker, w...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Complex: sweetish, with notes of dried hay, roasted corn, light citrus peel, and orchid flowers. In charcoal-processed varieties — thin smoky trail (焦糖香, caramel-smoky tone).
Liquor Color
Clear, from light golden to rich amber (杏黄, xìng huáng — "apricot-yellow"). Lao Gong Xiang after prolonged menhuang — deep honey-amber.
Spent Leaves
Soft, elastic leaves of yellow-green color, evenly colored. Uniformity of yellowing — main quality marker of menhuang.
Taste
Soft (醇和, chúnhé), smooth (滑, huá), oily, practically without bitterness and astringency. Sweet notes reminiscent of roasted corn or sweet vegetables. Light miner...
Sensory Li Intensity
2.000000
Details
Oxidation
5.000000 - 25.000000
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
25.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
25
Cultivar
Predominantly local group populations (群体种, qúntǐ zhǒng), adapted to the mountainous conditions of northwestern Guizhou. For Haima Gong Cha, medium-leaf bushes with abundan...
Picking
Spring — primary. Hǎimǎ Gōng Chá is picked during the Gǔyǔ period (谷雨, "Grain Rain", around April 20); for Lao Gong Xiang, autumn picking is also possible. Standa...
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