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Gaiwan

Diān Hóng Jīn Yá滇红金芽

Diānhóng 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-JIN-YA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Yúnnán Province (云南省, Yúnnán shěng)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
DIANHONG-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. Due to bud compactness, you can start with 3 g and adjust to taste.
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
Predominantly red and yellow lateritic soils (red earth and yellow earth), acidic (pH 4.5–5.5), rich in organic matter and minerals. Deep humus layer forms thanks to abundant fo...
Taste
Liquor Aroma
Deep, multi-layered. Honey-fruity notes interweave with tones of malt, chocolate, caramel, flowers (orchid, rose). Upon cooling, nuances of peach and candied fruits may appear.
Liquor Color
Bright, clear, golden-amber with orange-red tint. Deep, clean, with characteristic luster and «golden ring» (金圈, jīnquān) around the cup edge — a sign of high theaflav...
Spent Leaves
Whole, elastic, unopened or slightly opened buds that retained their shape and are covered with golden down. Color — even, reddish-brown with copper tint. Uniformity of spent le...
Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor Ch Intensity
3
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
3
Details
Cultivar
For production, the large-leaf variety Yúnnán Dǎ Yè Zhǒng (云南大叶种, Yúnnán Dàyèzhǒng) — *Camellia sinensis* var. *assamica* is used. This is a g...
Pluck Standard
Exclusively unopened, tightly closed buds (tips) covered with abundant golden down are collected. This is the strictest standard among all Dian Hongs.
Name Breakdown
— ቀይ፤ በቻይናውያን ባለ ስድስት ቀለም ምደባ መሠረት የቀይ ሻዮች ክፍል አባል መሆኑን ያመለክታል።
Alkaloids
Caffeine (咖啡碱, kāfēijiǎn) — about 2–4% (approximately 14–15 mg/g in finished tea), theobromine and theophylline in trace amounts. Synergy of caffeine and L-theanine provides mil...
Essential Oils
High content of aromatic compounds. Key components: linalool, geraniol, phenylethanol, β-ionone, methyl salicylate — form the characteristic honey-floral-fruity bouquet.
Minerals
Potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), fluorine (F), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), selenium (Se). Water extract of Yunnan large-leaf teas reaches 41–48% — one of the highest ind...
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