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Hubei

Máchéng Guìshān Hóng Chá麻城龟山红茶

Máchéng guī shān hóngchá

Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi Shěng), Huánggāng Prefecture (黄冈市, ...
Tea type
Hubei
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Gui Shan Hong Cha — red tea from Hubei’s Turtle Mountain: honey-chestnut flavor, warming depth, and ancient history.

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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 of water.
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — for clean, "transparent" brewing; Yíxīng teapot (宜兴紫砂壶) — for a more enveloping, oily profile; glass teapot — if you want to observe ...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–95 °C.
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hubei
Category
Regional Chinese red teas, gongfu red tea (工夫红茶, gōngfu hóngchá).
Coordinates
≈ 31.17° N, 115.01° E.
Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi Shěng), Huánggāng Prefecture (黄冈市, Huánggāng Shì), Macheng County-level City (麻城市, Máchéng Shì), Guifen...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tight twist, thin wiry tea leaves (条索紧细, tiáosuǒ jǐn xì), dark brown color with golden tips (金毫). Leaf is even, neat, without dust.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, honey-like, with bread and nutty overtones. Possible light chestnut shade — a characteristic feature of Dabie Mountain teas.
Liquor Aroma
Warm and sweet, with transition from honey and dried fruits to bread-caramel tones. In the cooling cup, subtle woody-grassy notes emerge, reminiscent of dry autumn leaves.
Liquor Color
From amber to red-chestnut, clear and bright. Color depth depends on degree of oxidation and harvest standard.
Spent Leaves
Leaf unfolds elastically and evenly; shades from copper-brown to reddish-chestnut. Structure is clearly visible: whole buds and leaves without tears.
Taste
Dense and rounded, with pronounced natural sweetness and moderate, unobtrusive astringency. Aftertaste is long, warming, with shades of roasted chestnut and honey. In the best b...
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Local group populations of *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis* (群体种, qúntǐ zhǒng), adapted to the mountain conditions of Dabie Mountain over many centuries. Selective culti...
Picking
Spring to early summer. The main high-quality harvest is in April (before and immediately after Qingming), the second harvest in May. Due to the elevation and northern location ...
Phase
Early
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