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Tàishān hóngchá

Name: Tàishān hóngchá
SKU: TAISHAN-HONGCHA-SHANDONG-CN

泰山红茶

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Tea type: Red Tea

SKU · TAISHAN-HONGCHA-SHANDONG-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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Flavor descriptors

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02 / Practice

Brewing

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Brewing

Western brewing

Water temperature: 90 - 95 °C
Process: Warm the teaware; the first infusion — about a minute, pour it off completely; then three or four more infusions, each slightly longer than the previous one.
Tea amount: 3–5 g per 150 ml.
Teaware: Gaiwan or a small porcelain teapot.

Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Appearance: Thin tight strands with many sharp tips (细紧多锋苗), even, clean, black with an oily sheen (乌黑油润).
Dry Leaf Aroma: No separate description in the sources consulted.
Liquor Aroma: Fresh, tender, sweet (鲜嫩甜香).
Liquor Color: Red, bright (红明亮).
Spent Leaves: Fine, tender, with visible buds, evenly red and bright (细嫩显芽红匀亮).
Taste: Mellow and full, sweet and refreshing (醇厚甘爽).

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Red
Geographical Indication Status: Yes
Soil: Mainly brown forest soils (棕壤), pH about 6.5, deep, loose, holding water and nutrients well.

Tea characteristics

Cultivar: I requisiti di protezione indicano cultivar rappresentative: 黄山群体种 (*Huángshān qúntǐzhǒng*, gruppo del Huangshan), 福鼎大白 (*Fúdǐng dàbái*), 鸠坑 (*Jiūkēng*), 金萱 (*Jīnxuān*, cultivar taiwanese), 中茶108 (*Zhōngchá 108*), 碧香早 (*Bìxiāngzǎo*), 农抗早 (*Nóngkàngzǎo*) e 舒茶早 (*Shūcházǎo*).
Picking: Timing is not found in the sources consulted.
Pluck Standard: Not set. The requirements speak only of the quality of the fresh leaf: fresh, clean, free of impurities and of traces of pests.

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

Storage: StorageClass practice. In tightly closed packaging, in a dry, dark place at room temperature, away from odors; red tea does not need a refrigerator.

Details

Cultural Significance: For the prefecture, red tea is the second line after green. Around the name “泰山茶” the association is building a “brand matrix”: the common mark on top, company brands beneath it.
Name Breakdown: “*Tàishān*” (泰山) is Mount Taishan; “*hóngchá*” (红茶) means “red tea”.
Health: Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea.