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Huáijí Hóng Chá
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Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Huáijí Hóng Chá怀集红茶
Huáijí hóngchá
- Origin
- China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Zhàoqìng City (肇庆市,...
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 93 °C
SKU · HUAIJI-HONGCHA-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Zhàoqìng City (肇庆市, Zhàoqìng Shì), Huáijí County (怀集县)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- HUAIJI-HONGCHA-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); 2–3 g per 200–250 ml (cup steeping).
- Teaware
- White porcelain gaiwan 100–120 ml — optimal for evaluating rose and floral aroma; porcelain teapot.
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 93 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Red
- Soil
- Acidic mountain soils (pH 4.3–6.5), predominantly red and yellow lateritic, with good aeration and drainage. Organic matter content is elevated due to rich forest litter.
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Curly, tight twist (卷曲, juǎnqū); dark leaf with oily luster (油亮, yóuliàng) and noticeable golden tips in highest grades.
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Sweet, floral-fruity, with notes of honey, caramel and — in Hongyan 12 batches — pronounced rose and muscat tone (瑰香, guīxiāng — "rose aroma"). In Yinghong 9 batches —...
- Liquor Aroma
- Bright, persistent, floral-fruity with honey background. Distinctive feature — "long" aroma persisting in empty cup.
- Liquor Color
- Red-amber, bright and clear; highest grades have pronounced golden rim (金圈).
- Spent Leaves
- Red-copper, elastic; highest grades show whole, well-opened leaves with visible "curly" twist structure.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
- 3
Details
- Picking
- Spring (March–April) — primary, most valuable; summer and autumn — for mass batches. Huaiji's climate allows 3–4 harvests per year.
- Pluck Standard
- 1 bud + 1–2(3) young leaves; for highest grades — predominantly buds with one leaf (卷曲, juǎnqū — "curled").
- Raw Material
- Fresh, whole leaf without damage; minimal delay between harvest and processing; strict control for absence of pesticides.
- Name Breakdown
- 怀集 (Huáijí) — county name (ancient toponym dating back to the era of Southern and Northern Dynasties); 红茶 (hóngchá) — "red tea (black tea)." "...
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine (3–4% dry mass), theobromine, theophylline. Synergy of caffeine and L-theanine provides gentle, even tonic effect without sharp "peak."
- Minerals
- Potassium, manganese (elevated — characteristic of mountain lateritic soils), zinc, fluorine, iron, magnesium.
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