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Dark Tea

Jiétān Hēi Chá碣滩黑茶

Jiétān hēichá

Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南, Húnán), Yuánlíng County (沅陵县, Yuánlíng Xià...
Tea type
Dark Tea
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
95.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Jietan Hei Cha — post-fermented Hei Cha from Hunan with expressive aged aroma, nutty notes and an oily aftertaste.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
95.000000 - 100.000000
Tea Amount
4–6 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu); 2–3 g per 250 ml (steeping); 5–7 g per 600 ml (boiling).
Teaware
Gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) of porcelain or ceramic; Yíxīng clay teapot (宜兴紫砂壶, Yíxīng zǐshā hú) — porous clay accumulates hei cha aroma over time; for boiling ...
Water Temperature
95.000000
Water Temperature Detail
95–100°C (boiling water).
Gongfu Water Temperature
100.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Dark
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hunan
Category
Húnán dark teas (湖南黑茶, Húnán Hēichá); regional line within the "Jietan Cha" brand.
Coordinates
approximately 28.3–28.9° N, 110.0–111.0° E.
Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南, Húnán), Yuánlíng County (沅陵县, Yuánlíng Xiàn), Huáihuà Prefecture (怀化市, Huáihuà Sh&#23...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Dark brown to black-brown leaf, tightly rolled. In pressed forms — even surface, without visible mold and foreign inclusions. Light shine from cellular juice is acceptable.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pure aged "chenxiang" — calm, deep aroma with nutty and woody tones, without "rawness" and mustiness. In young tea — light shade of "duiwei" (堆味, d...
Liquor Aroma
Pure and rich, with "chenxiang" dominance. Notes of walnut, chestnut, dry wood, dried herbs unfold. In aged samples — light "creaminess" and honey tones. Som...
Liquor Color
Golden-amber to amber-red, transparent, with good brightness. With age, liquor darkens to chestnut.
Spent Leaves
Dark olive to brown, elastic, whole leaves unfold well. Uniformity of spent leaves indicates quality of raw material and correct technology.
Taste
Sweet-smooth, with moderate body density. Astringency is soft, quickly transitioning to returning sweetness (回甘, huígān). With aging, taste becomes more rounded, "oily...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
Local group populations of tea bushes (群体种, qúntǐ zhǒng) are used, belonging to the southwestern (云贵, Yún-Guì) tea system (*Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*). T...
Picking
For dark tea, predominantly spring and early summer raw material is used. Spring picking (清明, Qīngmíng — early April, and 谷雨, Gǔyǔ — late April) gives more aromatic raw mat...
Phase
Early
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