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Jiétān Hóng Chá
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Jiétān Hóng Chá碣滩红茶
Jiétān hóngchá
- Origin
- China, Húnán Province (湖南省, Húnán Shěng), Huáihuà City (怀化市, Huáihuà ...
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 93 °C
SKU · JIETAN-HONGCHA-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Húnán Province (湖南省, Húnán Shěng), Huáihuà City (怀化市, Huáihuà Shì), Yuánlíng County (沅陵县)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- JIETAN-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 (steeping in cup).
- Teaware
- White porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) 100–120 ml—best choice for revealing floral aroma; porcelain teapot; glass teapot (for visual enjoyment of liquor color).
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 93 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Red
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Fine, tight twist (条索紧细); color—dark, with oily luster (色泽乌润, sèzé wūrùn); high uniformity.
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Fresh floral-fruity bouquet with honey notes and light bread undertone; characterized by purity and "transparency" of aroma—without heavy or intrusive tones.
- Liquor Color
- Bright red, clear, with good transparency (汤色红亮, tāngsè hóngliàng); highest grades have pronounced golden rim.
- Spent Leaves
- Tender, red-copper, evenly colored (叶底细嫩红亮, yèdǐ xìnèn hóngliàng); leaves whole, well-opened.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
- 1
- Sensory Source Descriptor Ch Intensity
- 3
Details
- Picking
- For red tea (black tea), optimal picking is before Qīngmíng (清明, early April) and in the early spring period; young buds and upper leaves contain maximum aromatic substances.
- Pluck Standard
- 1 bud + 1–2 young leaves (嫩鲜叶, nèn xiānyè); for highest grades—tender, uniform shoots with minimal leaf blade opening.
- Raw Material
- Freshly picked leaves must be whole, without mechanical damage; delivery to the factory—immediate.
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine (2–4% dry weight), theobromine, theophylline. Synergy with L-theanine gives mild tonic effect.
- Amino Acids
- Increased L-theanine content (due to high-mountain foggy climate and purple soils). L-theanine provides the sweetness without sugariness characteristic of Jietan Hong and soft &...
- Minerals
- Zinc, manganese, selenium, potassium, iron—reflect mineral richness of purple soils.
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