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Zhaopin Hóng Chá
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Zhaopin Hóng Chá昭平红茶
Zhāopíng hóngchá
- Origin
- China, Guǎngxī Zhuāng Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区, Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zì...
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 93 °C
SKU · ZHAOPING-HONGCHA-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Guǎngxī Zhuāng Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区, Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū), Hezhou Prefecture-level City (贺州市, Hèzhōu Shì), Zhaopin County (昭平县, Zhāopíng Xiàn)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- ZHAOPING-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
- 4–6 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu method); 2–3 g per 200–250 ml (European steeping method).
- Teaware
- porcelain gaiwan (盖碗, gàiwǎn) with 100–120 ml capacity — optimal choice allowing full aroma development; porcelain or glass teapot for visual enjoyment of liquor color. For...
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 93 °C
- Tea amount
- 5 g
- Gongfu water volume
- 100 ml
Origin
- Tea type
- Red
- Soil
- yellow and red-yellow soils (黄壤, huáng rǎng) predominate, acidic, pH 4.5–6.5, with high organic matter content thanks to abundant forest litter.
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- thin, tightly twisted spiral strands (卷曲成螺, juǎnqū chéng luó), even and elastic granules. Dark color with oily luster (乌润, wūrùn) and pronounced golden tips (金毫显露...
- Dry Leaf Aroma
- clean, high and persistent; floral and fruity tones dominate, supported by notes of honey and warm caramel. The highest grade is distinguished by pronounced floral-fruity aroma ...
- Liquor Aroma
- rich and multi-layered, sweet-honey with distinct floral top notes; as it cools, shades of dried fruits and light caramel emerge.
- Liquor Color
- rich red, bright and clear (红艳明亮, hóngyàn míngliàng), with characteristic golden ring around the edge of the cup (金圈, jīnquān) — a sign of high theaflavin co...
- Spent Leaves
- red-copper, evenly colored (红匀明亮, hóngyún míngliàng), leaves are plump, tender, with abundance of whole buds.
- Taste
- full, round and juicy (醇厚甘爽, chúnhòu gānshuǎng), with pronounced sweetness on early steeps, soft velvetiness in the center and long sweet return (回甘, huígān). Ast...
Details
- Pluck Standard
- 1 bud + 1 leaf or 1 bud + 2 leaves (一芽一叶, 一芽二叶). For higher grades, a proportion with predominant tips is preferred.
- Raw Material
- whole, fresh leaf without mechanical damage and coarse stems; minimal delay between picking and the start of withering to preserve enzymatic activity.
- Alkaloids
- caffeine (~2–4% of dry mass) provides tonic effect; theobromine and theophylline are present in trace amounts.
- Amino Acids
- L-theanine is present in noticeable quantities, providing softness and sweetness of taste, as well as synergistic "calm-tonic" effect with caffeine.
- Minerals
- calcium, copper, sodium, phosphorus, zinc and other trace elements.
- Vitamins
- significant vitamin C content (red tea (black tea) preserves it better than commonly thought, thanks to protective action of polyphenols).
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Region coverage: China, Guǎngxī Zhuāng Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区, Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū), Hezhou Prefecture-level City (贺州市, Hèzhōu Shì), Zhaopin County (昭平县, Zhāopíng Xiàn)
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