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Dark Tea

Chóngqìng Tuò Chá重庆沱茶

Zhòngqìng tuóchá

Origin
China, Chóngqìng Municipality (重庆, Chóngqìng). Raw material base — 14...
Tea type
Dark Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
95.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Legendary pressed 'nest' tea from Chongqing that won the first gold medal for the PRC — deep, with notes of chestnut and dried fruits.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
95.000000 - 100.000000
Tea Amount
4–6 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu/flash steeps); 2–3 g per 250 ml (steeping); 5–7 g per 600 ml (boiling).
Teaware
Yíxīng clay teapot (宜兴紫砂壶) — optimal for revealing the depth of compressed tea; gaiwan (盖碗); for boiling — glass or ceramic teapot.
Water Temperature
95.000000
Water Temperature Detail
95–100°C (boiling water).
Gongfu Water Temperature
100.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Dark
Origin Country
CN
Province
Chongqing
Category
Regional dark teas of Southwest China; urban compressed tradition.
Coordinates
approximately 29.4–29.7° N, 106.4–106.7° E (Chongqing city).
Origin
China, Chóngqìng Municipality (重庆, Chóngqìng). Raw material base — 14 tea-producing districts of Chóngqìng and southern Sìchuān (川南, Chuānn&#2...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Compressed "nest" (碗臼状, wǎnjiù zhuàng) — hemispherical above, concave below. Surface smooth, dense. Color — black-brown with oily luster (乌黑油润, wūhēi yó...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, with notes of dry wood, nuts and light spiciness. In aged — pronounced "chenxiang" (陈香).
Liquor Aroma
Rich, "fuyu" (馥郁, fùyù — "luxuriantly aromatic"), with dominance of aged aroma. Notes of chestnut, dried fruits, tree bark. In young tea — more &qu...
Liquor Color
Clear, amber-yellow (澄黄明亮, chénghuáng míngliàng). With aging — deepens to amber-red.
Spent Leaves
Relatively tender and uniform (较嫩匀, jiào nèn yún), dark olive, unfolds well with successive infusions.
Taste
醇厚 (chunhou, 醇厚 — "mellow and rich"), harmoniously sweet (甘和, gānhé). Moderate astringency, quickly transitioning to returning sweetness. Medium-full body. Excell...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Processing
Chaoqing
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
Mixed raw material from multiple districts. Historically, local medium- and small-leaf populations (*Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*) from Chongqing and southern Sichuan were...
Picking
Predominantly spring and early summer. For tuo cha, both tender and more mature raw material is acceptable — depending on the line (Special — 特级, Standard — 重庆沱茶, Mass — 山城沱茶).
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