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Dian Hong tea
Dian Hong
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| Type:
| Black
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| Other names:
| Yunnan Red
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| Origin:
| Yunnan ProvinceChina
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| Quick description:
| Robust and malty, some types are very fine while other are used for blending
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Dian Hong is a Black teawhich is used as a reasonable gourmet tea and in blends, the main difference being the preservation and amount of buds (golden tips) present. Finer teas have a very sweet and gentle aroma with a brassy golden brew but without any astringency, while cheaper Yunnan teas make a darker and more brown brew that can be very bitter. Dian Hong teas are grown in Yunnan Provincein Chinaand have been for around 1,500 years. Often these teas are simply referred to as Yunnan red or Yunnan black, but this is ambiguous.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1 Tasting and brewing
- 2 Varieties
- 3 See also
- 4 References
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Tasting and brewing
Dian Hong teas are best brewed with porcelainor yixingteaware using freshly boiled water at 90°C (194°F) to 100°C (212°F), and are suitable for multiple infusions. It is important not to overbrew the teas as they will easily go bitter, especially the cheaper varieties.
Varieties
- Broken Yunnan
- A cheap tea used for blending which contains very few golden buds and is generally bitter on its own. You can spot this tea easily as it has an overwhelming black color with maybe a few bursts of golden tips. The brew is dark and not brassy but reddish-brown. The taste can sometimes be as strong as cooked Pu-Erhtea.
- Yunnan Gold
- A mid range Yunnan that contains a large amount of golden buds. It is on par with the pure gold, and is priced similarly, but makes a different brew. You will notice an almost equal number of golden buds and black leaves in the tea. The brew is sweet and has a brassy color very different from other black teas, but the sweetness is not quite as intense as the pure gold.
- Yunnan Pure Gold
- The best of the Yunnan tea. It contains only golden tips and is a superb tea in all respects, with a gentle aroma and a sweet taste. It makes a purely brassy-coloured brew that is unlike anything else on offer. The colour of the tea is gold before brewing but turns brown when it has been dissolved. You may also sometimes find fur on the golden buds.
See also
- Keemun tea
- Yunnan teafor general information on teas grown in Yunnan.
References
- FMLTea page on Yunnan
- SevenCups page on Yunnan
- EnjoyingTea page on Yunnan
- Teaspring page on Yunnan Pure Goldru:?????? ???
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It uses material from the Wikipedia article Dian Hong tea.
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