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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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