Jiǔcéng Shān Hóng Chá九层山红茶
Jiǔcéng shān hóngchá
- Origin
- China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州, Guìzhōu), Liùpánshuǐ Prefecture (六盘水, Li...
- Tea type
- Gongfu Brewing
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 93 °C
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州, Guìzhōu), Liùpánshuǐ Prefecture (六盘水, Liùpánshuǐ), Liùzhī Special District (六枝特区, Liùzhī Tèqū), Zāngkē Township (牂牁镇, Zāngkē Zhèn), Bànpō Village (半坡村)
- Tea type
- Gongfu Brewing
- SKU
- JIUCENG-SHAN-HONGCHA-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 93°C, 5 g / 100 ml, 10s, 4 steeps
- Western: 88°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Tea amount
- 3 g per 150 ml water (1:50 ratio).
- 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
- Acidic yellow mountain soils (微酸性黄壤, wēi suānxìng huángrǎng), pH 5.0–6.5. Organic matter content ≥ 2%. Soils are rich in selenium, zinc, and other microelements. Acidi...
Taste
- Liquor Color
- Bright red, clear, brilliant (红艳明亮). In the best batches—with a light orange halo under side lighting.
- Spent Leaves
- Evenly red (红亮匀整), bright. Buds and leaves whole, fleshy, soft. In S9 series—predominance of whole golden buds.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
- 1
- Sensory Source Descriptor Ch Intensity
- 1
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 2
- Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
- 1
Details
- Cultivar
- Two main cultivars are used:
- Pluck Standard
- For S9 series—exclusively single buds or "one bud + one leaf" (一芽一叶); for S6 series—"one bud + two leaves" (一芽二叶); for mass category—"one bud + two-thre...
- History
- Jiuceng Shan Hong Cha is a young but rapidly gaining recognition tea, whose history spans little more than half a century.
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine, theobromine, theophylline. Caffeine content is moderately high, providing stimulating effect.
- Amino Acids
- 3.5–5.0%, including high L-theanine content. It is amino acids that give the taste characteristic "fresh sweetness" (鲜甜) and balance polyphenol astringency.
- Minerals
- Zinc, manganese, potassium, magnesium, iron.
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