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Shénnóngjià Hóng Chá
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Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Shénnóngjià Hóng Chá神农架红茶
Shénnóngjià hóngchá
- Origin
- China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi shěng), Shénnóngjià Forest District...
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 95 °C
SKU · SHENNONGJIA-HONGCHA-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi shěng), Shénnóngjià Forest District (神农架林区, Shénnóngjià línqū)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- SHENNONGJIA-HONGCHA-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 95°C, 7 g / 100 ml, 10s, 10 steeps
- Western: 90°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); 2–3 g per 200–250 ml (Western steeping).
- Teaware
- Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) of 100–120 ml volume — optimal choice, allowing control of extraction and full appreciation of aroma. Porcelain teapot also suitable. For more "w...
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 95 °C
- Tea amount
- 7 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Red
- Soil
- Mountain yellow-brown (黄棕壤) and brown forest soils (棕壤), pH 5.5–6.9. Organic horizon thickness — 20–40 cm, which is exceptional for tea regions. Soils are rich in minerals, well...
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Tea particles are tightly rolled, resilient, dark-colored with characteristic "oily" luster (乌润). Abundant golden tips are noticeable, giving batches an elegant appear...
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Pronounced honey (蜜香, mì xiāng) with nuances of caramel, dried fruits, and light floral undertones. Characteristic "purity" of aroma — absence of foreign notes, r...
- Liquor Aroma
- Deep, warm, with dominant honey sweetness. Unfolds gradually: initial notes — honey and ripe fruits; middle steeps — caramel, warm wood; final — gentle sweetness with roasted nu...
- Liquor Color
- Red-amber to ruby, transparent and clear, with good luster. Best batches have a thin golden rim.
- Spent Leaves
- Red-copper, evenly colored. Leaves are whole, elastic, tender. High grades are soft and glossy, opening into full plates.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
- 2
Details
- Pluck Standard
- One bud and one-two leaves (一芽一二叶, yī yá yī-èr yè). For red tea, slightly more mature leaves are acceptable than for green tea, which increases body of the liquor.
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — 2.5–4% of dry mass. Theobromine and theophylline — in standard amounts for red tea. Cold mountain climate may somewhat reduce caffeine content.
- Amino Acids
- Elevated content (approximately 3.5–5%) — consequence of cool climate and slow shoot growth. L-theanine provides natural sweetness, "freshness" and taste softness, as ...
- Minerals
- Potassium, magnesium, calcium, zinc, manganese, selenium. Rich organic mountain soils ensure high microelement content.
- Vitamins
- C (partially preserved after fermentation), B₁, B₂, P, PP.
- Early harvest months
- 3, 4
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