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Hainan

Jindding Hóng Chá金鼎红茶

Jīndǐng hóngchá

Origin
China, Hǎinán Province (海南省, Hǎinán Shěng), Wǔzhǐshān City (五指山市, Wǔz...
Tea type
Hainan
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Jinding Hong Cha – a tropical red tea from Hainan with a milky-honey aroma, amber infusion and delicate sweet taste.

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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 (gongfu); 2–3 g per 200–250 ml (steeping).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) 100–120 ml or porcelain teapot — ideal choice, allowing the milky-honey aroma to unfold; glass vessel for visual pleasure from amber liquor.
Water Temperature
90.000000
Brewing Notes
Jindding works excellently in "Western" format — with milk or condensed milk added according to Hainan "laoba cha" tradition (老爸茶), as well as tea with lemon.
Water Temperature Detail
90–95 °C for standard leaf batches; 85–90 °C for delicate single-bud grades.
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hainan
Category
Hainan red tea (black tea). Jindding is one of the leading brands under the umbrella brand "Wuzhishan hongcha" (五指山红茶), which received geographical indication status i...
Coordinates
approximately 18°47′ N, 109°30′ E (Jinjiang Farm area, southern slope of Wuzhishan).
Origin
China, Hǎinán Province (海南省, Hǎinán Shěng), Wǔzhǐshān City (五指山市, Wǔzhǐshān Shì), southern slope of Mount Wuzhishan, territory of Jīnjiǎng Farm (金江农场). Wuzhishan ...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Dense, compact twist; leaf plump and resilient (肥硕), dark brown with oily luster (棕褐油润); higher grades show noticeable golden tips.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Soft, enveloping, with pronounced milky-honey notes (奶蜜香) — the characteristic "signature" of Wuzhishan red tea (black tea). In the background — light cocoa and dried ...
Liquor Aroma
Multi-layered: leading notes — creamy honey and melted cream; middle register — ripe tropical fruits (lychee, papaya); in the base — warm woody sweetness. Aroma is persistent, u...
Liquor Color
Red-amber (红琥珀色), clear, transparent and bright; with high grades — with pronounced golden rim.
Spent Leaves
Plump, soft, bright red (肥软红亮); leaves unfold completely, demonstrating the fleshy structure of large-leaf raw material.
Taste
Sweet, soft and enveloping (甜醇爽滑); full body without pronounced astringency; in the aftertaste — long honey returning sweetness (回甘). Sensation of roundness and "sliding&qu...
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Primary raw material — Hainan large-leaf population (海南大叶种, Hǎinán dàyè zhǒng), *Camellia sinensis var. assamica* and related forms, including wild endemic trees ...
Picking
Year-round; thanks to tropical climate, tea bushes vegetate almost continuously. Spring harvest (from February) — the earliest in China; the concept of "first early spring ...
Phase
Early
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