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Zhāngpíng Shuì Xiān Hóng Chá Bǐng
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Zhāngpíng Shuì Xiān Hóng Chá Bǐng漳平水仙红茶饼
Zhāngpíng shuǐxiān hóngchá bǐng
- Origin
- Zhāngpíng City (漳平市, Zhāngpíng Shì), Lóngyán City (龙岩市, Lóngyán Shì),...
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 100 °C
SKU · ZHANGPING-SHUIXIAN-HONGCHA-BING-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- Zhāngpíng City (漳平市, Zhāngpíng Shì), Lóngyán City (龙岩市, Lóngyán Shì), Fújiàn Province (福建省, Fújiàn Shěng), PRC
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- ZHANGPING-SHUIXIAN-HONGCHA-BING-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 100°C, 7 g / 100 ml, 10s, 12 steeps
- Western: 100°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Tea dossier
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Tea amount
- One whole cake (6–8 g) per 150–200 ml water for flash steeping method; one cake per 200–250 ml water for European method.
- Teaware
- Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) or small clay teapot (100–150 ml). Glass or porcelain teapot brewing is acceptable for European method.
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 100 °C
- Tea amount
- 7 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Red
- Soil
- Predominantly acidic red soils (pH 5.0–5.5), formed on the basis of weathered mountain rocks, rich in organic matter and minerals. Loose soil structure provides good aeration of...
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Neat square cakes of dark brown color, wrapped in white filter paper. When broken, whole, tightly pressed rolled leaves with golden veins are visible inside.
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- Intense, sweet, with floral notes (orchid, narcissus), honey tones, dried fruits (persimmon, pear) and light spicy touches (cardamom). Cocoa and malt tones may be present.
- Liquor Aroma
- Rich, warm, honey-floral, with more pronounced sweetness compared to dry leaf. Spicy and fruity notes deepen with each subsequent infusion.
- Liquor Color
- Bright, clear, from amber to rich cognac-red, depending on steeping time. High transparency.
- Spent Leaves
- Opened leaves are whole, large, elastic, copper-brown color with uniform coloration.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
- 1
Details
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — moderate content, typical for red teas (black teas) (approximately 2.5–3.5% of dry matter). Theobromine and theophylline are also present.
- Amino Acids
- L-theanine (theanine) — contained in moderate amounts, contributes to mild sweetness and promotes relaxation. Summer raw material is characterized by reduced amino acid content ...
- Essential Oils
- Contain geraniol, linalool, nerolidol and cis-jasmone — compounds forming the characteristic floral-honey aroma. The Shui Xian cultivar is genetically predisposed to high conten...
- Minerals
- Potassium, manganese, zinc, magnesium, fluorine. Mineral composition is enriched due to acidic red soils of the region.
- Vitamins
- B-group vitamins, P (rutin) and K are present in small amounts.
- Early harvest months
- 3, 4
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