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Red Tea

Bǎojìng Huáng Jīn Hóng Chá保靖黄金红茶

Bǎojìng huáng jīn hóngchá

Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南省, Húnán Shěng), Xiāngxī Tujia and Miáo Auto...
Tea type
Red Tea
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Red tea from the legendary golden cultivar with record amino acids, honeyed sweetness, and umami.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount
4–5 g per 100–120 ml. For tippy batches — slightly less (3–4 g), as substance concentration is higher.
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — for most precise revelation of aromatic profile; Yíxīng clay teapot (宜兴紫砂壶) — for greater roundness and oiliness; glass teapot — for aesthetic ...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–95 °C.
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hunan
Category
Regional Chinese red teas (black teas), gongfu red tea (工夫红茶, gōngfu hóngchá). Part of the "Hunan Hong Cha" (湖南红茶, "Hunan Red Teas") line, for whic...
Coordinates
109°12′–109°33′ E, 28°24′–28°36′ N (according to geographical indication registry data).
Origin
China, Húnán Province (湖南省, Húnán Shěng), Xiāngxī Tujia and Miáo Autonomous Prefecture (湘西土家族苗族自治州, Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzh&#236...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tight twist, neat stringy tea particles (条索紧细), dark brown or black color with abundant golden tips (金毫). Leaf even, well-sorted.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Sweet, honeyed, with notes of ripe southern fruits and light floral background. Pronounced characteristic "golden" aroma (黄金香) — complex sweet-honey bouquet that is th...
Liquor Aroma
Multi-layered and persistent: top notes — honey and dried fruits (apricot, date); middle — caramel, biscuit, malt; base — delicate woody-spicy undertones. With each subsequent i...
Liquor Color
Red-amber, bright and clear, with pronounced golden "ring" (金圈, jīn quān) — sign of high theaflavin content.
Spent Leaves
Leaf unfolds elastically and evenly; color — copper-brown to reddish-chestnut. Structure whole, buds and leaves well distinguishable.
Taste
Dense, full-bodied and simultaneously surprisingly soft. Clean, deep sweetness (回甘) dominates, due to record amino acid content in source material. Astringency minimal, quickly ...
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Bǎojìng Huangjincha (保靖黄金茶) — a unique local cultivar formed through prolonged natural selection in the isolated mountain conditions of Xiangxi. Belongs to the population g...
Picking
Spring — main season: early spring harvest (明前, míngqián) is especially valued. Huangjincha is distinguished by early awakening (发芽早) and dense, synchronized shoot for...
Phase
Early
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