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Shaanxi

Zǐyáng Hēi Chá紫阳黑茶

Zǐyáng hēichá

Origin
China, Shaanxi Province (陕西, Shǎnxī), Ānkāng Prefecture (安康, Ānkāng),...
Tea type
Dark Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
95.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Ziyang Hei Cha — a selenium-rich dark tea from Shaanxi with 'golden flowers', deep flavor, and a nutty aftertaste.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
95.000000 - 100.000000
Tea Amount
5 g per 200 ml water (1:40 ratio). For brick tea — pre-break portion with tea knife.
Water Temperature
95.000000
Water Temperature Detail
95–100°C (boiling water).
Gongfu Water Temperature
100.000000
Gongfu Tea Grams
6.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Dark
Origin Country
CN
Province
Shaanxi
Category
Regional dark tea of Shaanxi Province. Product with geographical indication protection (地理标志保护产品, since 2016). In 2024, it was included in the list of mutual recognition of geog...
Coordinates
Approximately 32°08′–32°49′ North latitude, 108°33′–110°12′ East longitude.
Origin
China, Shaanxi Province (陕西, Shǎnxī), Ānkāng Prefecture (安康, Ānkāng), Zǐyáng County (紫阳县, Zǐyáng Xiàn). The county is located on the northern slopes of the D&#224...
Taste
Liquor Aroma
Warm, enveloping, with mushroom foundation, notes of prunes, walnuts and light smoky spice from charcoal drying.
Liquor Color
From orange-yellow (橙黄) in young tea to deep reddish-brown (红褐) in aged. High transparency, bright and clear liquor.
Spent Leaves
Brown, uniform, soft to touch. Small golden dots are noticeable on leaves — traces of "golden flowers."
Taste
Three defining qualities: 醇厚 (chún hòu) — depth and body fullness; 甘滑 (gān huá) — sweetness and smoothness; 厚重 (hòuzhòng) — dense, almost viscous textur...
Organoleptic Profile Notes
Characteristic mushroom aroma of "golden flowers" (菌花香, jūn huā xiāng), complemented by gentle sweetness of new tea (甜香, tián xiāng). In aged specimens — calm, de...
Sensory Dt Intensity
3.000000
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
The foundation consists of two local cultivars:
Picking
For dark tea, predominantly summer and autumn harvest material is used (May–October), when leaves reach maturity and accumulate maximum polysaccharides and mineral substances.
Phase
Early
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