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Liú Ān Hēi Chá六安黑茶

Liù'ān hēichá

Origin
China, Ānhuī Province (安徽, Ānhuī). Main production base — Qímén Count...
Tea type
Dark Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
95.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Ancient dark tea from Anhui with night dew, aging in bamboo baskets and the status of the 'Holy Tea' of the Cantonese diaspora.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
95.000000 - 100.000000
Tea Amount
5–7 g per 150–200 ml water.
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗); Yíxīng clay teapot (宜兴紫砂壶) — dedicated to dark teas; ceramic teapot.
Water Temperature
95.000000
Water Temperature Detail
95–100°C (boiling water).
Gongfu Water Temperature
100.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Dark
Origin Country
CN
Province
Anhui
Category
Ānhuī dark teas (安徽黑茶, Ānhuī Hēichá); historical "overseas Chinese export tea tradition" (侨销茶, qiáoxiāo chá — "tea for overseas Chinese communities...
Coordinates
Qimen: approximately 29.7–30.0° N, 117.5–117.8° E; Lu'an: approximately 31.3–32.0° N, 115.7–117.0° E.
Origin
China, Ānhuī Province (安徽, Ānhuī). Main production base — Qímén County (祁门县, Qímén Xiàn), Huángshān City (黄山市, Huángshān Shì), primarily ...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tightly twisted, somewhat coarse leaves of dark green, olive-black color with oily luster. In aged specimens — black with chocolate tint. Characteristic packaging in bamboo bask...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Floral, with notes of dry herbs and light spiciness. In aged tea — deep "chenxiang" with hints of dried fruits, nuts, and characteristic "watermelon rind" (西...
Liquor Aroma
Rich, multi-layered. Woody, nutty notes, dried fruits, light floral background. In young tea — more "green," herbal aromatics; with aging — deepening toward "chen...
Liquor Color
From amber-orange (young tea) to deep red-chestnut (aged). Clear, bright.
Spent Leaves
Dark olive to brown-red, leaf veins often with reddish tint. Leaf elastic, expands well.
Taste
Dense, concentrated, with light noble bitterness that quickly transitions to pronounced returning sweetness (回甘, huígān) and refreshing aftertaste. Medium to full body, smo...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Processing
Zhengqing
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
Main cultivar — Qímén Zhūyè Qúntǐ Zhǒng (祁门槠叶群体种, Qímén Zhūyè Qúntǐ Zhǒng) — local population of medium-leaf type (*Camellia sinensis* va...
Picking
Mid to late April — mid-May, around the Gǔyǔ period (谷雨, "Grain Rain"), strictly within approximately 10 days. This is one of the narrowest harvest "windows"...
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