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Gaiwan

Báimǎ Jùn Hóng白马骏红

báimǎ jùn hóng

Origin
China, Hǎinán Province (海南, hǎinán), Qióngzhōng Lì and Miáo Autonomou...
Tea type
Gaiwan
Water temperature
85 °C
Gongfu water temperature
93 °C
SKU · BAIMA-JUN-HONG-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Hǎinán Province (海南, hǎinán), Qióngzhōng Lì and Miáo Autonomous County (琼中黎族苗族自治县, qióngzhōng lízú miáozú zìzhìxiàn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
BAIMA-JUN-HONG-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 93°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 4 steeps
  • Western: 88°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Tea amount
4–5 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu method); 3 g per 200 ml (European method).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — for maximum aroma development; glass teapot — for visual enjoyment of ruby liquor color; tasting cup — for professional evaluation.
Water temperature
85 °C
Gongfu water temperature
93 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Red
Taste
Dry Leaf Aroma
Clean, sweetish, with pronounced notes of honey, flower pollen and light shade of tropical fruits (lychee, longan).
Liquor Aroma
Multi-layered: in first infusions — bright floral-honey wave; in middle ones — fruity tones (ripe peach, apricot) with caramel undertone; in finale — soft woody and nutty shades.
Liquor Color
From red-ruby to orange-amber; bright and clear, "like red agate" (红玛瑙, hóng mǎnǎo). Along the edge of the cup — noticeable golden rim.
Spent Leaves
The leaf opens fully; buds retain golden color, leaf fragments — copper-red, elastic, uniform.
Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
3
Sensory Source Descriptor Ch Intensity
3
Details
Raw Material
Fresh, undamaged leaf without mechanical injuries; rapid delivery to the factory to minimize uncontrolled oxidation.
Alkaloids
Caffeine — approximately 3.5–4.5% (characteristic for large-leaf Hainan teas with high polyphenol content); theobromine, theophylline — in trace amounts.
Amino Acids
Including L-theanine; specific quantitative data were not published, however pronounced sweetness and freshness in taste indicate significant content.
Minerals
Potassium, magnesium, manganese, zinc. Special note should be made of increased selenium (Se) content, due to volcanic selenium-containing soils of the region.
Polyphenols
23.9% — typical value for Hainan red teas from large-leaf raw material.
Early harvest months
3, 4
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