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Hubei

Húběi Qīng Zhuān湖北青砖

Húběi qīng zhuān

Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北, Húběi), Xiánníng City (咸宁市, Xiánníng Shì)....
Tea type
Dark Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
100.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Wanli Chadao Brick: dark tea from Hubei with centuries-old history, rich flavor, and a warm, comforting character.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
100.000000 - ?
Tea Amount
5–8 g per 500 ml water.
Teaware
Ceramic teapot or brewing pot (煮茶器, zhǔ chá qì). For flash steeping method — gaiwan or Yixing teapot.
Water Temperature
100.000000
Water Temperature Detail
100°C (rolling boil).
Gongfu Water Temperature
100.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Dark
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hubei
Category
Hubei dark brick tea. Historically belongs to border teas (边销茶, biānxiāo chá) — products intended for trade with nomadic peoples of Inner Asia. Simultaneously — export tea ...
Coordinates
Approximately 29°–30° N, 113°–114° E.
Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北, Húběi), Xiánníng City (咸宁市, Xiánníng Shì). Production is concentrated in Chìbì City (赤壁市, Chìbì...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Massive rectangular brick with clear "川" embossing on the front side. Color — 青褐 (qīng hè, "grayish-brown"), surface of special grade may be covered wit...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pure chénxiāng (陈香) — mature, calm aroma with notes of dry wood and light mushroom nuancing (菌花香, jūnhuā xiāng — "mushroom flower aroma"), due to prolonged fermen...
Liquor Aroma
Rich and warm. Chenxiang dominates; as the cup cools, changbeixiang (长杯香, chángbēi xiāng — "persistent cold cup aroma") appears — a delicate, sweetish trail that ...
Liquor Color
Red-yellow, bright and clear (红黄明亮, hóng huáng míng liàng). Younger specimens give a more yellow shade; aged ones — more red, ruby.
Spent Leaves
Brown leaves with visible petioles; texture soft but not loose.
Taste
醇厚 (chúnhòu — "rich and mellow"), 甘滑 (gān huá — "sweet and smooth"). Polyphenols — no less than 25%, which provides sufficient "structure...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape
Brick
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
Local wild small-leaf group variety from Southern Húběi (鄂南本地群体种, Ènán běndì qúntǐ zhǒng) — *Camellia sinensis var. sinensis*. Small leaf with high tend...
Picking
Summer and autumn — main season. For the highest quality "face" layer (洒面, sǎ miàn), relatively tender raw material is used; for the inner layer (里茶, lǐ chá)...
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