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Gaiwan

Diānhóng Dà Jīn Yá滇红大金芽

Diānhóng dà jīn yá

Origin
China, Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán shěng)
Tea type
Gaiwan
Water temperature
85 °C
Gongfu water temperature
93 °C
SKU · DIANHONG-DA-JIN-YA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán shěng)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
DIANHONG-DA-JIN-YA-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
3–5 g per 150–200 ml water. Large buds take up more volume — orient by weight, not visual volume.
Water temperature
85 °C
Gongfu water temperature
93 °C
Tea amount
5 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Tea-to-water ratio
10 s
Origin
Tea type
Red
Soil
Red and yellow lateritic soils (red earths and yellow earths), acidic (pH 4.5–5.5), with high content of organic matter and minerals. A powerful humus horizon forms under the co...
Taste
Liquor Aroma
Bright, full. Honey-malt notes interweave with tones of dried fruits, chocolate, caramel, flowers and light spices. When cooled, nuances of leather and burnt sugar may appear.
Liquor Color
From amber-red to red-copper, transparent, clear, with deep saturated shade and characteristic shine. Possible "golden ring" (金圈, jīnquān) around the cup edge.
Spent Leaves
Predominantly whole, elastic large buds that retained form and down, golden-copper colored. Small amount of opened reddish-brown leaves. The uniformity and size of the spent lea...
Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
3
Sensory Source Descriptor Ch Intensity
2
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
3
Details
Cultivar
Uses the large-leaf Yúnnán variety Yúnnán Dǎ Yè Zhǒng (云南大叶种, Yúnnán Dàyèzhǒng) — *Camellia sinensis* var. *assamica*. For Da Jin Ya...
Raw Material
Highest. The largest, most tender, undamaged buds and leaves covered with golden down are selected. Picking — exclusively by hand, in dry weather.
Name Breakdown
— የዩናን ግዛት ጥንታዊ ስም፣ ከዛንግዌ እና ሃን ዘመን የዲያን መንግሥት (滇国, Diānguó) የመጣ።
Alkaloids
Caffeine — 2–4% (about 14–15 mg/g). Theobromine and theophylline — in trace amounts. Mild tonic action, enhanced by synergy with L-theanine.
Essential Oils
Rich aromatic complex: linalool, geraniol, phenylethanol, β-ionone, nerolidol. Presence of leaves adds malty-spicy notes to the aroma, absent or less pronounced in pure Jin Ya.
Minerals
Potassium, magnesium, manganese, fluorine, iron, zinc, selenium. Water extract — 41–48%.
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