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Bolo Hóng Chá
Golden cup
Brewing profile
Origin notes
Tea origin
Gaiwan
Bolo Hóng Chá博罗红茶
Bóluó hóngchá
- Origin
- China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Huìzhōu City (惠州市, ...
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 93 °C
SKU · BOLUO-HONGCHA-CN
Tea dossier
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng Shěng), Huìzhōu City (惠州市, Huìzhōu Shì), Bóluó County (博罗县, Bóluó Xiàn)
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- BOLUO-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 (small-leaf raw material extracts faster than large-leaf, so dosage is slightly lower).
- Teaware
- Gàiwǎn (盖碗) — universal option; porcelain teapot; Cháozhōu clay teapot (潮州砂壶) — appropriate in Guangdong context. Glass teapot emphasizes beautiful 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
- Dense, tight, small twist; leaf is thin, even, with characteristic small-leaf elegance. Color — dark chestnut to black, with golden tips on premium grades.
- Liquor Color
- Red-amber, bright, clear. Slightly lighter and "softer" than large-leaf red teas — closer to honey red with golden reflection.
- Spent Leaves
- Small, even, uniformly colored leaves; color — copper-red to chestnut. Leaf is elastic, preserving characteristic small-leaf structure.
- Sensory Source Descriptor Be Intensity
- 3
- Sensory Source Descriptor Ch Intensity
- 1
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 1
Details
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine — 2.5–3.5% of dry weight (typical for small-leaf varieties); theobromine, theophylline in trace amounts.
- Amino Acids
- Elevated relative content of amino acids (3–4% of dry weight), including L-theanine, explaining pronounced natural sweetness and mildness of taste.
- Essential Oils
- Complex of terpene alcohols (linalool, geraniol), characteristic of small-leaf mountain teas; Maillard reaction products — maltol, furfural.
- Minerals
- Potassium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, iron — reflection of organic-rich mountain soils of the Luofushan region.
- Polyphenols
- Small-leaf *var. sinensis* raw material contains moderate amounts of polyphenols (18–25% in fresh leaf), which after oxidation gives harmonious ratio of theaflavins and thearubi...
- Vitamins
- B₁, B₂, P (rutin), trace amounts of vitamin C.
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