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Yuǎnān Huáng Chá
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Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Yuǎnān Huáng Chá远安黄茶
Yuǎnān huángchá
- Origin
- China, Húběi Province (湖北), Yíchāng Prefecture (宜昌), Yuan'an County (...
- Tea type
- Yellow Tea
- Water temperature
- 85 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 78 °C
SKU · YUANAN-HUANGCHA-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Húběi Province (湖北), Yíchāng Prefecture (宜昌), Yuan'an County (远安县)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- YUANAN-HUANGCHA-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 78°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 4 steeps
- Western: 72°C, 2 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Tea amount
- 5 g per 250 ml water (1:50 ratio) for gaiwan; 3 g per glass cup.
- Teaware
- Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) — preferable, reveals multi-layered aroma. Glass cup — for observing "huanzi jiao" opening.
- Water temperature
- 85 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 78 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Yellow tea
- Climate
- Subtropical monsoon. Average annual temperature — 16.4°C. Relative humidity — ≥80%. Number of foggy days — ≥200 per year. Diurnal temperature variation — significant (ensur...
- Soil
- Red-yellow soils (红黄壤), pH 4.5–6.5, formed by weathering of red sandstone. Rich in selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) — microelements important for health. Loose, well-drained.
Taste
- Liquor Aroma
- "Qingxiang dai lan yun" (清香带兰韵, "clean aroma with orchid resonance"). Delicate, multi-faceted, lasting. Pine smoke is felt as a light trail, not as dominance.
- Liquor Color
- "Huangjing mingliang" (黄净明亮) — yellow, clean, bright. In "gongya" (贡芽, imperial grade) — light yellow; in "teji" (特级, extra) — deeper yellow. Clear.
- Spent Leaves
- "Nenhuang yun zheng" (嫩黄匀整) — tender yellow, uniform, whole leaves, opened "into flowers" (成朵).
- Sensory Source Descriptor Cz Intensity
- 1
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 5
- Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
- 4
Details
- Amino Acids
- ≥6.77% in spring tea — one of the highest indicators among yellow teas (30% higher than ordinary green teas). L-theanine provides pronounced sweetness and "umami."
- Polyphenols
- Moderate content, deeply transformed during pile fermentation — softness without loss of antioxidant activity.
- Vitamins
- C, B group.
- Early harvest months
- 3
- Late harvest months
- 4
- Peak harvest months
- 4
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