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Qiónglái hēichá

邛崃黑茶

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Tea type
Dark Tea

SKU · QIONGLAI-HEICHA-CN

SKU · QIONGLAI-HEICHA-CN
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
Tea amount
5–8 g per 150 ml.
Teaware
A gaiwan or a clay teapot; compressed tea is also boiled in a pot.

Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Appearance
According to the document — from yellow-brown to black-brown, with a sheen (色泽黄褐至黑褐色,有光泽); loose tea, according to the standard, is strip-shaped.
Dry Leaf Aroma
A description is not found in the sources consulted.
Liquor Aroma
Pure (香气纯正) — according to the document.
Liquor Color
According to the document — clear and bright (汤色清澈明亮); the document does not name the color. A reference description gives orange-yellow (橙黄), a producer, as retold by the press, orange-red and thick (橙红浓厚).
Spent Leaves
The document has no description; a reference description gives yellow-brown (叶底黄褐).
Taste
Mellow and sweetish (滋味醇和甘甜) — according to the document. A producer, as retold by the press, adds a sweet aftertaste (回甘).

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type
Dark
Geographical Indication Status
Yes
Climate
According to a press description — mild and humid: average annual temperature 16.5 °C, abundant precipitation, long sunny days, about 285 frost-free days.
Soil
According to the document — yellow and red (黄、红壤土), pH 4.5–6.4, organic matter no less than 1%, layer thickness no less than 1 m. The press adds that the soils were formed by the weathering of volcanic rocks and are rich in trace elements.

Tea characteristics

Tea characteristics

Picking
The timing is not given in the sources consulted.
Pluck Standard
According to the document — new shoots with a green stem (绿苔新梢), from “a bud with one leaf” up to six leaves. This is noticeably more mature raw material than that of the famous green teas.
Raw Material
Leaf from the sixteen units of the protected zone; during spreading it must not turn red.

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

Условия хранения
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Details

Details

Health
Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea.

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