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Guangdong

Táishān Hóng Chá台山红茶

Táishān hóngchá

Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng shěng), Taishan County-leve...
Tea type
Guangdong
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Rare red tea from Guangdong with a tropical lychee aroma, juicy sweetness, and a full body.

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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); 3-4 g per 200-250 ml (steeping).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — universal choice allowing extraction control. Clay teapot (紫砂壶) is also appropriate, especially for dense, rich batches — clay "wraps" the...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90-95°C. Large-leaf red tea tolerates high temperatures well, which reveal its full potential.
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guangdong
Category
Regional Guangdong red tea. Belongs to the gōngfū black tea (工夫红茶, gōngfū hóngchá) category. It is a characteristic product of Tàishān City (台山市特产).
Coordinates
approximately 22°05′ N, 112°50′ E (Gudoushan mountain massif area, southeastern Taishan).
Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng shěng), Taishan County-level City (台山市, Táishān shì), within Jiangmen Prefecture-level City (江门市, Jiāngmén shì). Th...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Thin, tightly twisted strips (细紧条索), dark, with pronounced "oily" luster (乌润), abundantly covered with golden tips. Leaves are even, dense, "heavy" to the to...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Bright floral-fruity profile (花果香高扬), rising high and clean. Notes of lychee, mangosteen, osmanthus, with honey undertones. The aroma is "open," active — unlike the mo...
Spent Leaves
Red-copper, bright, evenly colored. Leaves are large (heritage of large-leaf variety), whole, soft and elastic.
Taste
Rich and full-bodied, with pronounced, "lively" sweetness (甘爽) and soft-juicy texture (鲜活). The large-leaf variety provides density and "oiliness" of body. A...
Organoleptic Profile Notes
Intense, "perfumed," with pronounced floral "top notes" and fruity "heart." First steeps — bright floral wave (osmanthus, magnolia); middle steeps ...
Sensory Rb Intensity
2.000000
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Leaf Shape
Strip
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Primarily uses the large-leaf variety *Camellia sinensis* var. *assamica* — Yúnnán type (云南大叶种, Yúnnán dàyè zhǒng), widely introduced in Guangdong ...
Picking
Thanks to the warm subtropical climate, the growing season is long: first spring harvest — from early March; main harvest — March-May. Summer and autumn harvests are also possib...
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