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Gānkēng xiǎozhǒng hóngchá

Name: Gānkēng xiǎozhǒng hóngchá
SKU: GANKENG-XIAOZHONG-HONGCHA-CN

干坑小种红茶

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Tea type: Red Tea

SKU · GANKENG-XIAOZHONG-HONGCHA-CN

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How to brew

01 / Sensations

Taste profile

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Intensity, balance and flavor notes

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02 / Practice

Brewing

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Brewing

Western brewing

Water temperature: 90 - 95 °C
Process: Warm the teaware; first infusion — 10–20 seconds, each following one slightly longer; five or six infusions.
Tea amount: 3–5 g per 150 ml.
Teaware: A white porcelain gaiwan or a small teapot.

Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Aroma: No descriptions in the sources consulted.
Liquor Aroma: Pine smoke — according to a summary of the standard, in the top grade it must be clearly perceptible; journalists add floral notes, resin, dried fruit and longan (松香、干果香、桂圆香) and “the rich breath of the mountain forest”.
Liquor Color: Orange-red (橙红).
Spent Leaves: No descriptions in the sources consulted.
Taste: Fresh, mellow and full (鲜醇饱满), sweet, with a taste of dried longan; a coolness remains in the mouth at the end.

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Red
Geographical Indication Status: Yes
Soil: Well-aerated soils on weathered rock; according to the newspaper — loose, moist, rich in organic matter.

Tea characteristics

Cultivar: Seed-grown population bushes (群体种), propagated from seed and therefore very diverse. According to the Tongmu master, the varietal makeup in Gankeng and Tongmu is almost the same.
Picking: Once a year, in spring: the highlands are cold, and no second harvest is made. A photo caption in the feature article links the harvest to the Guyu season (谷雨, *gǔyǔ*), around April 20.

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

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Details

Chemistry: Chemical CompositionPhysicochemical data are not found in the sources consulted.
Health: Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea.