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Chìbì qīngzhuānchá

Name: Chìbì qīngzhuānchá
SKU: CHIBI-QINGZHUANCHA-CN

赤壁青砖茶

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Tea type: Dark Tea

SKU · CHIBI-QINGZHUANCHA-CN

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How to brew

01 / Sensations

Taste profile

From the first impression to the smallest tasting note.

Intensity, balance and flavor notes

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Flavor descriptors

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02 / Practice

Brewing

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Brewing

Western brewing

Water temperature: 100 - 100 °C
Teaware: A thick-walled clay teapot; the tea can also be boiled.

Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Appearance: A brick with a smooth surface and even corners, dense, bluish-brown (青褐), with a clear impression, without black, white or green mold.
Dry Leaf Aroma: According to the reference, when smelled dry — an aged aroma (陈香).
Liquor Color: Orange-red (橙红); the 2015 newspaper wrote “red-yellow”.
Spent Leaves: Dark brown (暗褐).
Taste: Mellow (滋味醇和); the reference adds a sweet aftertaste.

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Dark
Geographical Indication Status: Yes
Climate: According to the reference — subtropical maritime monsoon, warm and humid. Precipitation is 1571 mm a year, 51.5 % of it in May–August; the mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C, and the frost-free period is 247–261 days.
Soil: Slightly acidic yellow-brown soils, a layer more than 100 cm thick, organic matter above 1.5 %, pH 4.5–6.5.

Tea characteristics

Cultivar: According to the bureau's reference, the best raw material comes from the local variety “*Ènán dōngqīng*” (鄂南冬青种, *Ènán dōngqīng zhǒng*); 鄂茶1号, 中茶108, 中茶302 and 槠叶齐 have been introduced into new gardens.

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

Storage: StorageClass practice, supplemented by the bureau's reference: dry, dark, ventilated, free of odors, at 22–26 °C and relative humidity below 70 %; not in polyethylene and apart from other teas.

Details

Chemistry: Chemical CompositionThe standard GB/T 9833.9-2013 sets physicochemical indicators, but the table is illegible in the available text, so there are no figures here.
Facts: Interesting Facts* In 2014, according to the city newspaper, Chibi accounted for almost 35 % of brick tea sales in China. * The “川” mark can be read by touch — with three fingers.
Health: Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea. The administration's website gives a long list of health properties; clinical verification is not found in the sources consulted, and they are not repeated here.