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Dark Tea

Ya'an Hēi Chá雅安黑茶

Yǎ'ān hēichá

Origin
China, Sìchuān Province (四川省, Sìchuān Shěng), Ya'an Prefecture-level ...
Tea type
Dark Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
95.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Red, thick, aged, mellow: the legendary tea of Tibet with a history of over 1,300 years and a tradition of drinking without grain, but not without tea.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
95.000000 - 100.000000
Tea Amount
Gongfu method — 4–6 g per 100–120 ml; teapot steeping — 2–3 g per 250 ml; boiling — 5–7 g per 600 ml.
Teaware
Gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn), Yíxīng teapot (宜兴紫砂壶), or porcelain teapot. For boiling, heat-resistant glass or ceramic vessel is suitable. Yixing teapot with porous walls ...
Water Temperature
95.000000
Brewing Notes
Acceptable and traditional for aged pressings. Bring water to boil, add tea, reduce heat and boil 3–5 minutes. Don't boil too long to avoid excessive astringency. Boiled Ya&...
Water Temperature Detail
95–100 °C. Ya'an hei cha — tea from mature, dense raw material that has undergone deep fermentation and pressing; it fully opens only when using boiling water.
Origin
Tea Type
Dark
Origin Country
CN
Province
Sichuan
Category
Sichuan dark teas; southern border tea (南路边茶, Nánlù Biānchá). Historically — a key representative of "边销茶" (biānxiāo chá, "border trade tea&qu...
Coordinates
approximately 29°51'–30°56' N, 101°56'–103°23' E.
Origin
China, Sìchuān Province (四川省, Sìchuān Shěng), Ya'an Prefecture-level City (雅安市, Yǎ'ān Shì). Main production is concentrated in Yǔchéng District (雨城区,...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Pressed forms have correct geometry: Kàng Zhuān bricks (康砖, Kāngzhuān) — rectangular, with rounded corners, size approximately 17×9×6 cm, weight 0.5 kg; Jìn ...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, without foreign odors, with a warm base of aged tea. Fresh production — light grassy notes; aged batches — dried fruit sweetness and woody depth.
Liquor Aroma
Multi-layered: aged "chenxiang" (陈香) base — mature, warm, enveloping tone, complemented by shades of medicinal herbs, dry wood, sometimes — light nutty nuance. Old bat...
Liquor Color
From amber-red to deep red-brown (褐红明亮, hèhóng míngliàng), clear and dense, in the best samples — with characteristic ruby shine, resembling amber color.
Spent Leaves
Brown to dark brown, leaf dense, often with petiole inclusions. Texture soft but resilient — sign of complete fermentation.
Taste
Strong but surprisingly soft and rounded (醇和, chúnhé). Absence of bitterness and astringent roughness — a sign of quality deep fermentation. Pronounced returning sweet...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Leaf Shape
Brick
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
The Ya'an region traditionally cultivates local Sichuan small-leaf and medium-leaf populations (*Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*), adapted to the humid subtropical climat...
Picking
Harvesting is conducted predominantly from late spring to summer (May–August). For border pressings, more mature raw material is acceptable — up to the standard of "1 bud +...
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