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Yīngdé Hóngchá英德红茶

Yīngdé hóngchá

Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Qīngyuǎn Prefecture...
Tea type
Guangdong
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Yingde Hongcha — a bright red tea from Guangdong with sweet potato, rose, and lychee aroma, full body, and a golden rim in the cup.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount
5 g per 150 ml (gongfu method); 3 g per 200 ml (European teapot or cup).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — recommended option, allowing control of extraction time and evaluation of aroma from lid. Also suitable: porcelain teapot, glass teapot...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–95°C. Yinghong No. 9 with its powerful structure tolerates hot water well.
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guangdong
Category
Famous red teas of China (中国名茶, Zhōngguó míngchá). National geographical indication product (国家地理标志产品, guójiā dìlǐ biāozhì chǎnpǐn). Since 2019 — &...
Coordinates
Yingde — approximately 24°10′ N, 113°24′ E. The region is located in the northern part of Guangdong Province, in the middle reaches of the Běijiāng River (北江, Běijiāng).
Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Qīngyuǎn Prefecture (清远市, Qīngyuǎn Shì), Yingde County-level City (英德市, Yīngdé Shì). Yingde is the primary and b...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tightly twisted tea particles in "eyebrow" shape (眉形, méi xíng) or slightly curved strips, uniform in size. Color — black with oily luster (乌润, wū rùn),...
Dry Leaf Aroma
High, bright, sweet. Floral-honey range dominates with distinct notes of sweet potato (番薯香, fānshǔ xiāng — "sweet potato aroma"), rose, lychee, caramel. Sweet potato a...
Liquor Aroma
Intense, high, persistent. Sweet floral-fruity dominance: honey, rose, lychee, sweet potato. As the liquor cools, notes of baked bread, nutmeg and light spice unfold.
Liquor Color
Red, bright, rich (红浓明亮, hóng nóng míng liàng) — from ruby to deep red-amber. Clear, with pronounced luster and golden ring (金圈, jīnquān). When cooling, high...
Spent Leaves
Buds and young leaves, even, elastic, red-copper color with good brightness (红亮, hóng liàng). Buds clearly distinguishable, large.
Taste
Concentrated, strong, fresh and sweet (浓强鲜爽, nóng qiáng xiān shuǎng — four-character formula established for Yinghong No. 9). Body full, dense, with "tea energy&q...
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Leaf Shape
Strip
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Several cultivars are used for producing Yingde Hongcha, but the absolute dominant is:
Picking
From March to November (long vegetation period — advantage of subtropical Guangdong). Spring harvest (March–April) — most valuable. Summer and autumn — less expensive, but const...
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