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Hubei

Shénnóngjià Hóng Chá神农架红茶

Shénnóngjià hóngchá

Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi shěng), Shénnóngjià Forest District...
Tea type
Hubei
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

High-mountain red tea from the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve with honey-fruity taste and the purest mountain character.

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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 (gongfu method); 2–3 g per 200–250 ml (Western steeping).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) of 100–120 ml volume — optimal choice, allowing control of extraction and full appreciation of aroma. Porcelain teapot also suitable. For more "w...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–95°C. For particularly delicate batches with high tip content — 85–90°C.
Gongfu Water Temperature
95.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Hubei
Category
Regional high-altitude red tea of Hubei Province. Belongs to the gōngfū hóngchá (工夫红茶, gōngfū hóngchá) category. A product of Shennongjia Forest District — a...
Coordinates
approximately 31°25′ N, 110°20′ E (Muyu area, southern slope of Shennongjia highland).
Origin
China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi shěng), Shénnóngjià Forest District (神农架林区, Shénnóngjià línqū). Main production area — Mùy&#2...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tea particles are tightly rolled, resilient, dark-colored with characteristic "oily" luster (乌润). Abundant golden tips are noticeable, giving batches an elegant appear...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pronounced honey (蜜香, mì xiāng) with nuances of caramel, dried fruits, and light floral undertones. Characteristic "purity" of aroma — absence of foreign notes, r...
Liquor Aroma
Deep, warm, with dominant honey sweetness. Unfolds gradually: initial notes — honey and ripe fruits; middle steeps — caramel, warm wood; final — gentle sweetness with roasted nu...
Liquor Color
Red-amber to ruby, transparent and clear, with good luster. Best batches have a thin golden rim.
Spent Leaves
Red-copper, evenly colored. Leaves are whole, elastic, tender. High grades are soft and glossy, opening into full plates.
Taste
Dense, round, with rich natural sweetness (甘爽, gān shuǎng). Tea body — medium, "velvety." Astringency minimal, quickly transitioning to prolonged sweet aftertaste (回甘)...
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Primarily uses regionally adapted vegetatively propagated (无性系, wúxìngxì) varieties: Fúdǐng Dàbái (福鼎大白, Fúdǐng Dàbái) — a small-lea...
Picking
Due to high-altitude location and cold climate, vegetation begins later than in lowland regions. Spring harvest falls in late April to May. Shennongjia cannot compete in the &qu...
Phase
Early
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