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Gaiwan

Yīngdé Hóngchá英德红茶

Yīngdé hóngchá

Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Qīngyuǎn Prefecture...
Tea type
Gaiwan
Water temperature
90 °C
Gongfu water temperature
93 °C
SKU · YINGDE-HONGCHA-CN
Tea dossier

Provenance and specifications

Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Qīngyuǎn Prefecture (清远市, Qīngyuǎn Shì), Yingde County-level City (英德市, Yīngdé Shì)
Tea type
Gaiwan
SKU
YINGDE-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
5 g per 150 ml (gongfu method); 3 g per 200 ml (European teapot or cup).
Water temperature
90 °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 soils (红壤) and lateritic yellow soils (黄壤) with deep fertile layer, acidic reaction (pH 4.5–5.5), rich in organic matter, potassium and phosphorus. Karst soils are additiona...
Taste
Liquor Aroma
Intense, high, persistent. Sweet floral-fruity dominance: honey, rose, lychee, sweet potato. As the liquor cools, notes of baked bread, nutmeg and light spice unfold.
Spent Leaves
Buds and young leaves, even, elastic, red-copper color with good brightness (红亮, hóng liàng). Buds clearly distinguishable, large.
Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor Ch Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
1
Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
1
Details
Cultivar
Several cultivars are used for producing Yingde Hongcha, but the absolute dominant is:
Picking
From March to November (long vegetation period — advantage of subtropical Guangdong). Spring harvest (March–April) — most valuable. Summer and autumn — less expensive, but const...
Pluck Standard
For highest grades — one bud and one-two young leaves (一芽一叶 / 一芽二叶). For standard grades — up to one bud and three-four leaves.
Raw Material
Shoots must be elastic, fresh, with abundant down on buds. Yinghong No. 9 is distinguished by large, thick buds with characteristic golden down.
Name Breakdown
— በሰሜን ጓንግዶንግ የሚገኝ ከተማ-ደረጃ አውራጃ፣ ትልቅ አስተዳደራዊ ማዕከል ስም። የቦታ ስሙ የመጣው ከሶንግ ዘመን ነው።
Alkaloids
Caffeine — 4.35% of fresh leaf dry mass (above average for red teas), determining pronounced tonic effect and strength. Theobromine and theophylline present in smaller quantities.
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