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Xiāngyáng hóng

Name: Xiāngyáng hóng
SKU: XIANGYANG-HONG-CN

襄阳红

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Tea type: Red Tea

SKU · XIANGYANG-HONG-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: 90 - 95 °C
Tea amount: 3 g per 150 ml.
Teaware: A gaiwan or a porcelain teapot.

Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Appearance: Fine, tight, long twists with graceful tips, golden buds visible, the color dark and glossy (条索紧细秀长，金黄芽毫显露，锋苗秀丽，色泽乌润).
Dry Leaf Aroma: No separate description.
Liquor Color: Bright red and clear (汤色红艳明亮).
Spent Leaves: Fresh red, bright (叶底鲜红明亮).
Taste: For “high-grade” *Xiāngyáng hóng* — “mild and full” (滋味醇); for ordinary batches there is no separate description.

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Red
Geographical Indication Status: Yes

Tea characteristics

Cultivar: No varieties found in the sources consulted.

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

Storage: StorageClass practice. In a dry dark place at room temperature, in tight opaque packaging, away from foreign odors.

Details

Name Breakdown: “*Xiāngyáng*” (襄阳) is the name of the prefecture-level city, “*hóng*” (红) means “red”. The name is tied to the prefecture, while the holder of the mark is tied to one county; I have not established how the zone of the mark relates to the prefecture.
Chemistry: Chemical CompositionNo physicochemical data found in the sources consulted.
Health: Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea.