Gongfu style at 100˚C/212˚F. Unnecessary to rinse. Zisha teapot is slightly preferred to gaiwan.
Depending on your desired intensity, use 5-9g : 110ml ratio. Flash steep or very short steeping time for the first 3 infusions, and then extend as wanted.
Description
It is the first merchandise Dahongpao in the market which is developed in 1990 by Wuyishan Tea Institution, famous for the high baking and strong aroma, which is the representative of traditional Dahongpao.
Dry Leaves: The shape and color are uniform, brown, and dark with warm tones. The aroma is fresh, with roasted and plum fragrance. It also has slight aromas of honey, cumin, cloves and cinnamon, tobacco and other spices.
Tea Liquor: It is dark and crimson. Strong tone, clear.
Wet Leaves: The leaves are dark brown with a purple tone, and some parts of the leaves turn back to green. The tea gives a scent of damp forest fires, aged herbs, fragrant flowers and woody aromas.
Taste: It has rich and thick, sweet and medicinal incense. The taste of dried fruits, the aroma of spices, humid pine forest, dates and longan.
A delcious yanacha session. I enjoyed this one very much in my Duanni teapot. Seemed to dial back roast and bring forward other flavor notes.
Classic Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe (2021 Spring) from Wuyi Star x MyTeaPal Club (June 2022)
A Rich yancha in flavors and mineral. Rock rhyme rises. Mouth vibration buzz in front of mouth. Burnt Caramel, roasted chestnuts, dark chocolate, minerals, rocks, smoky. Warm body… more
burnt
roasted
smoked
toast
chestnut
mineral
rock
stone
sweet
brown sugar
chocolate
caramel
toffee
woody
Julia Miller
3y ago
Lovely Da Hong Pao. Roasted flavors that I could pick out easily of plum, tonacco, dates. Gorgeous brown infusion. Sweetness in mouth to a bright note with a sweet roasted after taste.
Classic Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe (2021 Spring) from Wuyi Star x MyTeaPal Club (June 2022)
Katherine
4y ago
Classic Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe (2021 Spring) from Wuyi Star x MyTeaPal Club (June 2022)
The leaves are so dark that they look black. The liquid is a brown golden. The smell is so roasted I can smell it from across the table after the first steep! To me, the flavor is… more
campfire
pork dry rub
resin/sap
Elissa
4y ago
Classic Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe (2021 Spring) from Wuyi Star x MyTeaPal Club (June 2022)
Christian
4y ago
Classic Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe (2021 Spring) from Wuyi Star x MyTeaPal Club (June 2022)
roasted
sweet
mineral
nutty
rice
Katrina
4y ago
Classic Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe (2021 Spring) from Wuyi Star x MyTeaPal Club (June 2022)
A bit about the beautiful shared experience with this tea from a storytelling perspective and what atmosphere it evoked. I've been living in Egypt for 7 months now and I've ran out… more
apricot
citrus
fig
plum
peach
chocolate
ground coffee
pine
chestnut
Matthew
4y ago
An incredible session with this deep roast yancha!
Classic Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe (2021 Spring) from Wuyi Star x MyTeaPal Club (June 2022)
Eyes - Dry Leaf: large, dark brown, twisted leaves
Nose - Dry Leaf: deep woods, cacao, cherry liquor
Nose - Wet Leaf: burnt pinewood, cacao; spicy on the lid
Eyes - Liquor: dark… more
deep woods
cacao
wax
leather
jujube
caramel
vanilla
camphor
Noah
4y ago
Had a fun time on the live meet up!
Classic Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe (2021 Spring) from Wuyi Star x MyTeaPal Club (June 2022)
This may be my favorite tea from the club so far. I‘ve never gotten this many steepings out of a tea before and I bet I could keep going. It was a very complex roasted flavor with… more
woody
roast nut
roasted
date
sandalwood
caramel
vanilla
Maria
4y ago
Lovely session with the club today! Loved hanging with everyone and learning about Da Hong Pao.
Also learned that this tea pairs really well with dried cranberries.
Classic Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe (2021 Spring) from Wuyi Star x MyTeaPal Club (June 2022)
What a complex tea. Really enjoy finding the different notes in this tea. At the beginning I tasted a lot of smoke and sandalwood, and later it developed these sweet and fruity not… more
woody
smoked
fruity
sweet
Lisa Cohen
4y ago
Classic Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe (2021 Spring) from Wuyi Star x MyTeaPal Club (June 2022)
Wieteke Erkens
4y ago
Waited a while for this session and thoroughly enjoyed it!
Classic Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe (2021 Lente) from Wuyi Star x MyTeaPal Club (June 2022)
fruitig
rozijn
perzik
pruim
zoet
houtachtig
mineraal
rots
pittig
dried oranges
medicinal
Malloy
4y ago
Dual-purpose post showing off my new silver teacup from Crimson Lotus Tea as well as the "Classic Da Hong Pao/Big Red Robe" from Wuyi Star through the MyTeaPal club. (Geez that's a lot of brand names, I promise I'm not e… more
Classic Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe (2021 Spring) from Wuyi Star x MyTeaPal Club (June 2022)
I'll compare this tea to some more DHP I have waiting around. It was perfectly acceptable, but I probably won't buy this exact brand over any other DHP I've tried.
