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Yídū yíhóng chá

Name: Yídū yíhóng chá
SKU: YIDU-YIHONG-CHA-CN

宜都宜红茶

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Tea type: Red Tea

SKU · YIDU-YIHONG-CHA-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
Process: Warm the teaware; first infusion — after 30–60 seconds, the following ones gradually longer; five to six infusions.
Tea amount: 3–5 g per 150 ml.
Teaware: Gaiwan or porcelain teapot.

Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Appearance: Premium grades — thin, tight, even strands, black with an oily sheen, with noticeable golden tips (条索紧细且匀齐，乌黑油润显金毫). Bulk tea — tight, even strands, black with a sheen.
Dry Leaf Aroma: No descriptions in the sources consulted.
Liquor Aroma: Premium grades — rich and lasting (香气浓郁持久), bulk tea — clean. The Mission to the EU calls the aroma tender-sweet (香气嫩甜).
Liquor Color: Premium grades — red and bright (汤色红亮), bulk — red and clear. According to the Mission — brilliant red (汤色红艳).
Spent Leaves: Premium grades — tender, even, light red (叶底嫩匀红明); bulk — fairly even red.
Taste: Premium grades — fresh and mellow (滋味鲜醇), bulk — mellow and smooth. According to the Mission — sweet and mellow (滋味甜醇).

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Red
Geographical Indication Status: Yes
Climate: According to the specification — mid-subtropical humid monsoon, with four distinct seasons, frequent downpours and dense fogs in the mountain valleys; mean annual temperature 16.7 °C, precipitation about 1235.4 mm a year.

Tea characteristics

Cultivar: I requisiti del 2025 indicano come cultivar principali 宜红早 (*Yíhóng zǎo*), 鄂茶7号 (*Èchá qī hào*), 乌牛早 (*Wūniú zǎo*) e 福鼎大白 (*Fúdǐng dàbái*); a queste si aggiungono le piantagioni adulte della popolazione locale della regione yihong (本地群体种).

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

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

Details

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