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Lìchuān Hóng
Hubei
Lìchuān Hóng利川红
Lìchuān hóng
- Origin
- China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi Shěng), Ēnshì Tujia and Miáo Autono...
- Tea type
- Hubei
- Caffeine Level
- High
- Water Temperature
- 90.000000
Tea notes
Brewing, origin and taste.
Lichuan Hong – a red tea from Hubei with the 'cold clouding' phenomenon, which gained state status after the Donghu Lake summit in 2018.
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Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Brewing Temperature
- 90.000000 - 95.000000
- Tea Amount
- 4–6 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu); 2–3 g per 200–250 ml (steeping); for standard tasting — 5 g per glass cup.
- Teaware
- Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — optimal choice for evaluating aroma and taste purity. Glass teapot or cup allows observing the famous "agate" liquor color and, when cooli...
- Water Temperature
- 90.000000
- Water Temperature Detail
- 90–95°C for standard batches; 85–90°C for delicate tippy grades from "Leng Hou Hun."
- Gongfu Water Temperature
- 93.000000
Origin
- Tea Type
- Red
- Origin Country
- CN
- Province
- Hubei
- Category
- Gōngfū hóngchá (工夫红茶, gōngfū hóngchá). Historically part of the "Yihong" (宜红, Yíhóng) family — "Yichang Red Gongfu Tea," one of...
- Coordinates
- Approximately 30°18′ N, 108°56′ E (Lichuan, central part; Maoba — southeast, in the Yujiang River valley, 郁江).
- Origin
- China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi Shěng), Ēnshì Tujia and Miáo Autonomous Prefecture (恩施土家族苗族自治州, Ēnshì Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhō...
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Thin, tightly twisted, straight and even strands (条索紧细匀整); color — deep black with oily luster (色泽乌润); in highest grades — pronounced golden tips (金毫, jīnháo), elegant and ...
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Honey, flowers (花蜜香, huāmì xiāng), light coniferous resinous note; in "Leng Hou Hun" — additional deep "velvety" note.
- Liquor Aroma
- Rich and persistent (香气馥郁持久) — from honey-floral top notes to dried fruit and caramel middle notes, with subtle coniferous-woody background.
- Liquor Color
- "玛瑙红" (mǎnǎo hóng) — "agate color": red-amber, bright, with golden rim (金圈); liquor is transparent and "liquid-jade smooth" (液态玉润). When coole...
- Spent Leaves
- Even, tender, with clearly distinguishable buds (嫩匀带芽); color red-copper, texture elastic.
- Taste
- Full-bodied, juicy and smooth (滋味甜醇滑爽); pronounced natural sweetness, "silky" texture, gentle astringency transforming into long warming aftertaste (回甘). In premium ba...
Details
- Oxidation
- 85.000000 - 95.000000
- Oxidation Maximum
- 95.000000
- Oxidation Maximum Detail
- 95
- Cultivar
- The raw material base consists of several cultivars:
- Picking
- Main season — spring (March–April); most valuable batches are picked before Qingming. Summer and autumn pickings are used for mass-market batches.
- Phase
- Early
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