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Taiwan

Táiwān Wǔyí Hóng Chá台湾武夷红茶

Táiwān Wǔyí hóngchá

Origin
Táiwān (臺灣, Táiwān), Nántóu County (南投縣, Nántóu Xiàn), Míngjiān Towns...
Tea type
Taiwan
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Rare Taiwanese red tea from the Fujian Wuyi cultivar: two centuries of history, mineral-chocolate flavor, and a character at the intersection of three traditions.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount
5–7 g per 100–150 ml (flash steeping method, gongfu cha); 3–4 g per 200–250 ml (steeping).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (蓋碗, gàiwǎn) — universal choice. Porous Yixing clay teapot — excellent option: over time it will "season" (養壺, yǎng hú) and enhance min...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–95°C. High temperature well reveals the tea's density, minerality, and sweetness.
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Taiwan
Category
Taiwanese red tea (black tea) from historic small-leaf raw material. Niche product of small-batch production with limited quantities.
Coordinates
23.84° N, 120.68° E (Mingjian area, Nantou).
Origin
Táiwān (臺灣, Táiwān), Nántóu County (南投縣, Nántóu Xiàn), Míngjiān Township (名間鄉, Mínjiān Xiāng). The Wǔyí cultivar is a descendan...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Leaves of longitudinal twist, dark brown, almost black color, sometimes with reddish or golden tint. Golden tips are present. Leaf is elastic, not brittle, of good integrity.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Complex, multilayered, warm. Notes of dark chocolate, dried fruits (prunes, raisins) dominate, supported by light minerality and shades of rye bread, tree bark. With final charc...
Liquor Aroma
Intense, sweetish, with development of caramel, honey, dried fruit notes and mineral shades ("wet stone", "graphite"). As it cools, floral-rose undertones ap...
Liquor Color
Bright, clear, from copper-red to rich ruby or cognac shade. Deep and "warm" tone, playing in the light.
Spent Leaves
Leaves are even, elastic, copper-brown or reddish-brown color, open well when brewed. Leaf edges — with characteristic serration of the Wuyi cultivar.
Taste
Dense, smooth, enveloping, with pronounced natural sweetness. Astringency is absent or minimally expressed. The taste is dominated by notes of dark berries (blackberry, mulberry...
Details
Oxidation
90.000000 - 100.000000
Oxidation Maximum
100.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
100
Cultivar
Wǔyí (武夷, Wǔyí) — historic small-leaf cultivar *Camellia sinensis var. sinensis*, genetically related to modern populations of Wuyi cliff teas (including raw material ...
Picking
For red tea (black tea) production, predominantly summer harvest raw material is used, typically collected in the second decade of July. During this period, increased solar acti...
Phase
Early
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