Needle Leaf

Fújiàn Xuě Yá Hóng Chá福建雪芽红茶

Fújiàn xuě yá hóngchá

Origin: China, Fújiàn Province (福建, Fújiàn). The specific known production ar...
Tea type: Needle Leaf
Caffeine Level: High
Water Temperature: 85.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Elite red tea from snowy buds: gentle, honey-floral, without bitterness — like a whisper of snow on the tongue.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 85.000000 - 90.000000
Tea Amount: 3–5 grams per 100–150 ml water for flash brewing method (功夫泡, gōngfū pào); 2–3 grams per 200 ml for steeping in cup.
Teaware: Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — ideal choice: thin walls don't absorb aroma and allow precise control of steeping time. Glass teaware is also suitable and allows a...
Water Temperature: 85.000000
Brewing Notes: 2–3 grams per 200 ml water at 90°C. Steep 3–4 minutes. Suitable for daily tea drinking.
Water Temperature Detail: 85–90°C. Lower temperature (85°C) will emphasize sweetness and silkiness; higher (90–95°C) — will reveal aromatic depth. Boiling water is not recommended — it may...

Origin

Tea Type: Red
Origin Country: CN
Province: Fujian
Category: High-grade tippy red tea (black tea) of Fujian (gongfu hong cha, 工夫红茶, gōngfū hóngchá). Stylistically, it belongs to the line of elite tippy red teas (black teas) that...
Coordinates: Approximately 25°30′–27°30′ N, 117°00′–120°00′ E (depending on the specific production area within mountainous Fujian). Gaide Village — approximately 800 m a...
Origin: China, Fújiàn Province (福建, Fújiàn). The specific known production area is Gàidé Village (盖德村, Gàidé Cūn), located in the mountainous par...

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Elegant, thin, whole unopened buds covered with dense silvery or golden-silvery down. Bud color varies from silvery-gray to golden-brown with silvery highlights — precisely this...
Dry Leaf Aroma: Delicate, clean, sweet. Honey notes dominate, with subtle floral shades (honeysuckle, orchid), light fruity tones (apricot, peach). In the background — a barely perceptible milk...
Liquor Aroma: Intense but not aggressive. Enveloping honey-floral bouquet with notes of cocoa, sweet pastry, peach and honeysuckle. With cooling, rose and sweet potato shades emerge.
Liquor Color: Bright, clean, transparent, from golden-orange to reddish-amber. The liquor is lighter than most leaf red teas (black teas), which relates it to Jin Jun Mei and other tippy red ...
Spent Leaves: Delicate, whole, opened buds of copper or reddish-brown color. Down is preserved, giving buds characteristic velvetiness. Buds are elastic, uniform in color and size.
Taste: Exceptionally soft, silky-smooth, without bitterness and astringency. Sweet honey and floral tones predominate. Texture — creamy, oily, "enveloping." Notes of sweet po...

Details

Oxidation: 85.000000 - 95.000000
Leaf Shape: Needle
Oxidation Maximum: 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 95
Cultivar: Primarily uses classic Fujian "white tea" cultivars with abundant down on buds:
Picking: Spring or early summer harvest (March–April for spring, until early July for summer). Spring raw material is most valuable due to maximum amino acid content. Summer harvest may ...

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