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Gaiwan

Liù Bǎo Hēi Chá六堡茶

Liù bǎo chá

Origin
China, Guǎngxī Zhuāng Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区, Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zì...
Tea type
Dark Tea
Water temperature
95 °C
Gongfu water temperature
100 °C
SKU · LIU-BAO-CHA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Guǎngxī Zhuāng Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区, Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū), Wúzhōu City (梧州市, Wúzhōu Shì), Cāngwú County (苍梧县, Cāngwú Xiàn), Liùbǎo Township (六堡镇, Liù Bǎo Zhèn)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
LIU-BAO-CHA-CN

Brewing recipes

  • Gongfu: 100°C, 6 g / 100 ml, 10s, 10 steeps
  • Western: 100°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier

Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Tea amount
5–7 g per 100–150 ml water (gongfu brewing method); 5 g per 500 ml water (for boiling).
Teaware
Optimal — Yíxīng clay teapot (紫砂壶, zǐshā hú), excellently retaining heat and "remembering" tea. Also suitable: porcelain or ceramic gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn)....
Water temperature
95 °C
Gongfu water temperature
100 °C
Tea amount
6 g
Gongfu water volume
100 ml
Origin
Tea type
Dark
Taste
Liquor Color
From dark amber to thick red-brown, in heavily aged specimens — almost black with ruby highlights. Transparent, clean, bright, with beautiful oily luster (红浓明亮, hóng n&#243...
Spent Leaves
Whole, resilient leaves that unfold after brewing. Color — from red-brown (红褐, hóng hè) to dark brown, almost black (黑褐, hēi hè). Texture — soft, elastic, without...
Sensory Source Descriptor Dt Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor Mn Intensity
2
Sensory Source Descriptor Sb Intensity
5
Details
Name Breakdown
— «ጥቁር (ጥቁር) ሻይ»፣ በስድስት-ቀለም የቻይና ሻዮች ምደባ ውስጥ ያለውን ምድብ የሚያመለክት ነው።
Alkaloids
Caffeine (咖啡碱, kāfēi jiǎn) — 2.9–4.3% (higher in modern technology tea). Theobromine, theophylline — in trace amounts. Caffeine content is relatively moderate for post-fermented...
Minerals
Potassium, magnesium, manganese, iron, fluorine, selenium — content determined by mineralized soils of the region, rich in phosphorus and iron.
Vitamins
C (in small amounts), B group, E, K.
Early harvest months
3, 4
Late harvest months
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
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