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Guizhou

Pǔān Hóng Chá普安红茶

Pǔān hóngchá

Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), Qiánxīnán Buyei and Miá...
Tea type
Guizhou
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Vivid floral-honey red tea from the ancient tea region of Guizhou with unique four-chamber raw material.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount
4–5 g per 100–120 ml for gongfu method; 3–4 g per 200 ml for European style.
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — reveals floral bouquet best. Glass teapot allows observing tea leaf dance. Yixing teapot — for more rounded, enveloping profile.
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–95°C.
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guizhou
Category
Chinese red teas; protected geographical indication product (地理标志产品). Produced in two varieties: gongfu red tea (工夫红茶) and broken red tea (红碎茶, red granulated tea) according to ...
Coordinates
≈ 25.8° N, 104.9° E.
Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), Qiánxīnán Buyei and Miáo Autonomous Prefecture (黔西南布依族苗族自治州, Qiánxīnán Bùyīzú Miá...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tight, dense, thread-like twist (条索紧细); color — dark chestnut to black with oily luster (色泽乌润). For single-bud batches — abundance of golden tips.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, high, with dominance of floral notes (orchid, jasmine) and honey background. In batches from four-chambered tea — additional fruity depth.
Liquor Aroma
Bright floral-honey bouquet, reminiscent of "like flowers, like honey" (如花似蜜) — thus describing the aroma of elite "Puan Hong (Xi)". As brewing progresses, n...
Liquor Color
Orange-yellow to orange-red (橙黄/橙红), bright and clear. Standard gongfu — closer to red-amber; elite single-bud batches — lighter, golden-orange.
Spent Leaves
Lively, mobile, soft and complete (鲜活柔软完整). Color — from copper-orange to reddish-brown, leaves unfold evenly.
Taste
Sweet (甘甜, gāntián), smooth and "slippery" (爽滑, shuǎnghuá), with full body and long aftertaste (回味醇厚悠长). Astringency is minimal; pleasant honey sweetness rem...
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Main sources of raw material: wild four-chambered tea (*Camellia tetracocca*, 四球茶, sìqiú chá) — endemic small tree species (小乔木, xiǎo qiáomù) with glabr...
Picking
Exceptionally early — thanks to geothermal resources and low latitude (25° N), tea buds swell as early as December–January. Mass spring harvest begins from mid-February, ah...
Phase
Early
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