RED TEA #2
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Aroma: Sweet, caramel-honey, bready, with hints of vanilla and cinnamon.
Taste: Bold, full-bodied, and juicy, with slight astringency and caramel-honey notes. The taste unfolds in waves, starting with a soft and delicate flavor and progressing to a bright, robust, and intense profile during the tea session.
Impact: Provides excellent warmth, invigoration, and enhances productivity.
Harvest: Autumn 2022, Wuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, China.
Chinese black tea from Fujian province. Its name translates as "Small Variety from Genuine Mountains" (Chinese: 正山小种). During the production process, Xiao Zhong tea undergoes a step called "guo hong guo" (Chinese: 过红锅, meaning "passing through the red wok"). It involves a short but intense heating process of 2-3 minutes at 200 °C. This gives Xiao Zhong tea its characteristic leaf color and "fiery" flavor. The term "Zheng Shan" or "Genuine Mountains" signifies that the tea is produced in the optimal location for this particular variety. Xiao Zhong tea tradition dates back five centuries.
STEEPING INSTRUCTIONS
Traditional Preparation
Add 5-6 grams to a Gaiwan or Clay Teapot 3.4 OZ ( 100ml ).
Use 212°F boiling water.
Briefly rinse the leaves. Decant and discard this infusion.
Infuse the first brew for 5 seconds.
Infuse 2nd and subsequent brews for 10-30 seconds.
Repeat several times until the flavor and aroma of the tea dissipates.
As the brewing session ensues, increase infusion time to coax out the body and strength of the final infusions.
Infusion method
Use a teapot or French press.
Preheat the vessel well.
Take 2 grams per 3.4 OZ ( 100ml ) of the vessel.
Use 212°F boiling water. Infusion time is 2-4 minutes up to taste.
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