Skip to content
TheTea Encyclopedia
Spring 2026 harvest notes are live
Guangdong

Huáijí Hóng Chá怀集红茶

Huáijí hóngchá

Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Zhàoqìng City (肇庆市,...
Tea type
Guangdong
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Huaiji Hong Cha – Guangdong black tea from the Dachouding mountaintops: honey, rose, and fruity notes.

Tea cabinet

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount
4–5 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu); 2–3 g per 200–250 ml (cup steeping).
Teaware
White porcelain gaiwan 100–120 ml — optimal for evaluating rose and floral aroma; porcelain teapot.
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–95°C; for delicate spring batches — 85–90°C.
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guangdong
Category
Regional Guangdong high-altitude red tea (black tea). Official geographical indication (GI, 2018) designation — Xīngǎng Hóng Chá (新岗红茶). In a broader sense, "Huai...
Coordinates
approximately 24°00′ N, 112°00′ E (Qiashui Township area / Dachouding Mountain).
Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Zhàoqìng City (肇庆市, Zhàoqìng Shì), Huáijí County (怀集县). The main tea zone "Xingang&quot...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Curly, tight twist (卷曲, juǎnqū); dark leaf with oily luster (油亮, yóuliàng) and noticeable golden tips in highest grades.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Sweet, floral-fruity, with notes of honey, caramel and — in Hongyan 12 batches — pronounced rose and muscat tone (瑰香, guīxiāng — "rose aroma"). In Yinghong 9 batches —...
Liquor Aroma
Bright, persistent, floral-fruity with honey background. Distinctive feature — "long" aroma persisting in empty cup.
Liquor Color
Red-amber, bright and clear; highest grades have pronounced golden rim (金圈).
Spent Leaves
Red-copper, elastic; highest grades show whole, well-opened leaves with visible "curly" twist structure.
Taste
Sweet (甜), clean (醇), with long "returning sweetness" (回甘持久, huígān chíjiǔ). Body — medium to full, without excessive astringency. Aftertaste — honeyed, with...
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Leaf Shape
Spiral
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Large-leaf varieties of *Camellia sinensis* var. *assamica* and medium-leaf forms. Xingang plantations use Yunnan large-leaf varieties, as well as specialized cultivars: Hongyan...
Picking
Spring (March–April) — primary, most valuable; summer and autumn — for mass batches. Huaiji's climate allows 3–4 harvests per year.
Где купить

Купить этот чай

Этот сорт продаётся в нашем магазине — оформление и оплата на shop.thetea.app.

Купить — Huáijí Hóng Chá
Tea catalog

Similar teas to compare.

Latest teas from the catalog