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Guangxi

Lóngjǐ Hóng Chá龙脊红茶

Lóngjǐ Hóngchá

Origin
China, Guǎngxī Zhuāng Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区, Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zì...
Tea type
Guangxi
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Ancient red tea from the Longji rice terraces: honey-smoky flavor, velvety texture, leaves from 500-year-old trees.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount
5–6 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu method). Large-leaf tea from ancient trees may require slightly more raw material than small-leaf tea.
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — for maximum aroma development. Yixing teapot — adds additional softness and depth. Glass teapot — allows observing large leaf opening.
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–95°C.
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guangxi
Category
Regional Chinese red teas; ancient tree tea (古树红茶, gǔshù hóngchá).
Coordinates
≈ 25.8° N, 110.1° E (reference point at Longji Town).
Origin
China, Guǎngxī Zhuāng Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区, Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū); Guilin Prefecture-level City (桂林市, Guìlín Shì); Longsheng Multi-e...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Large, tightly twisted tea particles with pronounced "twisted" structure (紧结, jǐnjié). Color — dark brown with reddish tint. Golden tips are noticeable but less a...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Deep, warm — honey, nuts, dried fruits. In individual batches — light smokiness and coniferous overtone related to forest terroir specificity.
Liquor Aroma
Powerful and multi-layered. First wave — honey-sweet with dried fruit tones (dates, raisins); second — deep woody-nutty notes; in finale — warm, slightly smoky "forest&quot...
Liquor Color
From amber to red-chestnut, clear, bright, with golden rim.
Spent Leaves
Large, opened leaves; color — copper-brown, uniform. Leaves are fleshy, elastic, whole — sign of hand picking and careful processing.
Taste
Dense, full-bodied, with velvety texture — this is a typical feature of teas from large-leaf ancient trees. Clean sweetness combines with mild astringency and mineral undertone....
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Longji large-leaf tea (龙脊大叶种, Lóngjǐ Dàyè Zhǒng), also called Lóngshèng Lóngjí Chá (龙胜龙脊茶). Belongs to the group of small arbor large-lea...
Picking
Exclusively once per year — in April–May (Qingming period, 清明, and Guyu, 谷雨). Single annual harvest is a fundamental position of local producers, ensuring high raw material qual...
Phase
Early
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