Red Tea

Tóngbǎi Hóng Chá桐柏红茶

Tóngbǎi Hóngchá

Origin: China, Hénán Province (河南省), Nányáng Prefecture (南陽市), Tóngbǎi County...
Tea type: Red Tea
Caffeine Level: High
Water Temperature: 90.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Tongbai Hong Cha — a honeyed red tea from the source of the Huai River with a golden infusion and a thousand-year tea-farming history.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount: 4–5 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu); 3 g per 200–250 ml (steeping).
Teaware: Porcelain gaiwan or glass cup (to evaluate the golden color of the liquor).
Water Temperature: 90.000000
Brewing Notes: "Tongbai Hong" is excellent for office format: 3 g in a 300 ml glass, 3–5 minutes steeping. This is exactly how it is drunk at Henan provincial assembly meetings, wher...
Water Temperature Detail: 90–95°C.

Origin

Tea Type: Red
Origin Country: CN
Province: Henan
Classification and Origin Notes: "Tongbai Yuye" (桐柏玉葉, green tea) — national product with GI (2015); "Tongbai Hong" — regional public brand, part of "One Hundred Strongest Tea Brands of...
Category: Regional Henan red tea. Part of the group "Henan Hong Cha Si Da Ming Cong" (河南紅茶四大名樅, "Four Famous Red Teas of Henan") alongside Xìnyáng Hóng ...
Coordinates: approximately 32°22′ N, 113°24′ E.

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Tightly rolled tea leaves (條索緊結), dark with oily luster (烏潤), with noticeable golden tips (顯金毫).
Dry Leaf Aroma: Honey (蜜香), with notes of roasted chestnut and light florality.
Liquor Aroma: Persistent honey aroma (蜜香持久) — the calling card of "Tongbai Hong". Some batches show "huaguoxiang" (花果香 — floral-fruity), "shuxiang" (薯香 — "s...
Liquor Color: Golden-yellow (金黃), clear, bright. The shade is lighter and more "golden" than southern red teas — a characteristic feature of Henan hong cha from small-leaf raw mater...
Spent Leaves: Red, even, bright (葉底紅勻明亮).
Taste: Mellow and rich (醇厚, chún hòu), with pronounced sweetness and long aftertaste. Minimal astringency. Throat resonance (喉韻) perceptible in the best batches.

Details

Oxidation: 85.000000 - 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum: 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 95
Picking: For red tea — predominantly summer (June–August) and autumn (September–October): precisely the use of summer-autumn raw material became the economic breakthrough of "Tongba...
Phase: Early
Early Months: 3,4

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