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Guangxi

Liù Bǎo Hēi Chá六堡茶

Liù bǎo chá

Origin
China, Guǎngxī Zhuāng Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区, Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zì...
Tea type
Dark Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
95.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

A legendary dark tea from Guangxi with a 1,500-year history, famous for its betel nut aroma and its ability to improve with age.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
95.000000 - 100.000000
Tea Amount
5–7 g per 100–150 ml water (gongfu brewing method); 5 g per 500 ml water (for boiling).
Teaware
Optimal — Yíxīng clay teapot (紫砂壶, zǐshā hú), excellently retaining heat and "remembering" tea. Also suitable: porcelain or ceramic gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn)....
Water Temperature
95.000000
Brewing Notes
5 g tea per 500 ml water. Bring to boil and simmer on low heat 5–10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly — when cooling, the liquor acquires special viscosity and oiliness (稠滑, ch&#2...
Water Temperature Detail
95–100°C (boiling water). Liu Bao Cha is a "heat-loving" tea that fully reveals itself only at maximum temperature.
Origin
Tea Type
Dark
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guangxi
Geographical Indication Status
1
Category
Famous Teas of China. One of 24 renowned teas listed during the Qing era. National geographical indication product (地理标志产品, dìlǐ biāozhì chǎnpǐn) since 2011. Productio...
Coordinates
Approximately 23°50′–24°10′ North latitude, 110°30′–111°20′ East longitude (for the core production region — Liubao Township, Cangwu County).
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Conventional form — twisted strips (条索, tiáosuǒ), tightly compressed, strong. Color — black-brown (黑褐, hēi hè), with oily luster. Pressed tea — dense baskets, bricks, ...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Deep, warm, woody-earthy, with characteristic aged notes (陈香, chénxiāng). In aged specimens, the famous betel nut aroma (槟榔香, bīnláng xiāng) appears — Liu Bao Cha'...
Liquor Aroma
Clean, aged (纯陈, chún chén). Warm, enveloping tones dominate: dried fruits, prunes, nuts, old wood, forest moss. In tea with "golden flowers" — subtle mushro...
Liquor Color
From dark amber to thick red-brown, in heavily aged specimens — almost black with ruby highlights. Transparent, clean, bright, with beautiful oily luster (红浓明亮, hóng n&#243...
Spent Leaves
Whole, resilient leaves that unfold after brewing. Color — from red-brown (红褐, hóng hè) to dark brown, almost black (黑褐, hēi hè). Texture — soft, elastic, without...
Taste
Full-bodied, rich, thick (醇厚, chúnhòu), oily-smooth (甘滑, gān huá), refreshing (爽口, shuǎng kǒu), with long and distinct returning sweetness (回甘, huí gān). In ...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape
Brick
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Geographical Indication Status Detail
1
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
The main raw material consists of leaves from the local group variety of Cangwu County — Cāngwú Group Variety (苍梧群体种, Cāngwú Qúntǐ Zhǒng), as well as large- and m...
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