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Yingde Hong Cha No. 9
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Yingde Hong Cha No. 9

Yīng Dé Hóng Chá Jiǔ Hào · 英德红茶九号 (英德紅茶九號)

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Yingde Hong Cha No. 9 is a red tea from Yingde in northern Guangdong, made from the Ying Hong No. 9 cultivar — bred in 1961 from the Yunnan large-leaf cultivar (Yunnan Daye Zhong) and certified as a provincial variety in 1986. The dry leaf is tight, slim and heavy with golden tips; the cup is rich and mellow with a deep longan- fruit aroma. Yingde itself has a tea history reaching back to the Ming dynasty, but its modern red-tea industry took off in the 1970s with this cultivar.

Quick facts

Region
Yingde
Harvest year
2025
Harvest season
spring
Cultivars
Ying Hong No. 9

Brewing

Leaf
4.0 g / 100 ml
Water
90°C
Rinse
no
Gongfu steeps (s)
15, 25, 35, 50, 75
Western (min)
3.5

The Yunnan large-leaf parentage of Ying Hong No. 9 gives this Guangdong red a richer body than typical Fujian reds — closer to a young Dianhong than to Keemun.

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Tasting notes

Aroma
longan, dark caramel, light cocoa
Flavor
mellow, rich, sweet, lightly fruity
Mouthfeel
smooth, full
Finish
long, sweet

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