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Fujian

Tǎnyáng Gōngfū坦洋工夫

Tǎnyáng Gōngfū

Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Fu'an City (福安市, Fú'ān Sh...
Tea type
Fujian
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Tanyang Gong Fu – a legendary red tea from Fujian with longan aroma and caramel-honey flavor that conquered the world as early as the 19th century.

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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 (gongfu method, 功夫泡法); 2–3 g per 200–250 ml (steeping in large teapot or mug).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗, 100–120 ml) — ideal choice revealing aroma without distortion. Porcelain teapot — good alternative. For dense, coarser batches, Yíxīng purple cla...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–95°C for standard batches; 85–90°C for delicate highest grades with increased tip content (to avoid bitterness and reveal sweetness).
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Fujian
Category
Gōngfū hóngchá (工夫红茶, gōngfū hóngchá) — traditional style of masterful red tea processing. One of the "three great red gongfu teas of Fujian Province&qu...
Coordinates
Approximately 27°05′ N, 119°39′ E (Tanyang Village, Shekou Town, Fu'an City).
Origin
China, Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), Fu'an City (福安市, Fú'ān Shì), Shèkǒu Town (社口镇, Shèkǒu Zhèn), Tǎnyáng Villag...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Thin, tightly twisted, straight strands (条索紧细匀直, tiáosuǒ jǐnxì yún zhí); color — deep black with oily luster (乌黑油润); in highest grades — noticeable golden or...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, warm, sweetish — dominated by dried longan notes (桂圆香, guìyuán xiāng), dried fruits and light caramel. In finest batches, a delicate floral note reminiscent of ...
Liquor Aroma
Rich, multi-layered — pronounced longan transitioning to honey, dried fruits (dates, dried apricots) and gentle caramel. In hot liquor, a light woody-spicy note sometimes emerge...
Liquor Color
From bright red-amber to ruby with characteristic golden rim around cup edge (金圈, jīnquān); liquor transparent, clean, with lively luster.
Spent Leaves
Leaves unfold evenly, acquiring red-copper and copper-brown tint; texture elastic, soft; in highest grades — whole tender shoots with clear vein structure.
Taste
Full-bodied, round and dense (醇厚, chúnhòu); pronounced natural sweetness (甜和, tiánhé) with juicy "oily" body. Astringency is soft and unobtrusive, ...
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Traditional raw material is "Tanyang caicha" (坦洋菜茶) — a local population of small-leaf variety *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis* (群体种, qúntǐzhǒng), adapted to F...
Picking
Main season — spring (March–April), best batches are collected before and immediately after the Qīngmíng festival (清明). Summer harvest (May–June) yields denser but less aro...
Phase
Early
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