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Introduction to learning tea

White tea knowledge daquan

White tea is a unique tea in China, and it is also a tea with the simplest technology, so white tea can present the most simple and natural fresh and sweet taste. The traditional method of making white tea requires picking fresh leaves of Fuding Dabai Tea, Fuding Dahao Tea, Zhenghe Dabai Tea, Fujian Narcissus, Shangrao Dabai Tea, etc., without frying or kneading, only withering and drying.

The unique choice of raw materials and simple production technology make white tea still full of white hair and clear roots, and it is more crystal clear after soaking in water. Bai Hao has not only beautiful scenery, but also high content of amino acids such as theanine, and its taste is fresh. The amino acid content of Bai Hao is 1.3 times that of tea, which makes white tea fresh and unique, with a hint of sweetness.

Distribution, Classification and Quality Characteristics of White Tea

Fujian province is the birthplace of white tea. In addition to Fuding and Zhenghe, there are two counties in Fujian Province, Songxi and Jianyang, and there is also a small amount of production in Taiwan Province Province.

For many years, white tea has always been "flowers inside the wall, fragrance outside the wall". Since the late Qing Dynasty, it has been sold overseas. In recent years, with the rise of white tea in China, there are also white tea products in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Guizhou.

White tea can be subdivided into Baihao Yinzhen, Bai Mudan, Gongmei, Shoumei, and new technology white tea according to different tea varieties, picking standards and processing technologies.

It should be reminded that the popular "Anji White Tea" in recent years is produced in Anji, Zhejiang. In fact, it is a very fresh green tea category, and its leaves are white when picked, so it is called "white tea".

White silver needles are the best in white tea. The raw material is mainly the fat single bud picked from the tender tip of spring tea of Fuding Dabai tea variety or Zhenghe Dabai tea variety, and it is also made by picking one bud and one leaf indoors and peeling the leaves, commonly known as "pulling needles".

Bai Mudan's raw materials are mainly Zhenghe Dabai tea and Fuding Dabai tea, but there are also daffodils, which are made by picking one bud and two leaves in the first spring. Bai Mudan has a good name, because its green leaves are sandwiched with a silvery white heart, which looks like a flower bud. After brewing, it is like peony blooming, which is a good product in white tea.

Gongmei and Shoumei account for more than half of the total output of white tea. Gongmei takes vegetable tea (another name for local tea tree) as raw material, with one bud, two leaves or three leaves, and its quality is not as good as that of Bai Mudan. This kind of rough tea made of tea bud leaves is called "Xiaobai" because of its tiny buds, which is different from "Dabai" rough tea made of Fuding Dabai tea and Zhenghe Dabai tea tree bud leaves. White tea made from a single leaf peeled off when making white silver needles or tea refined from white tea according to specifications is called Shoumei.

Storage of white tea

White tea has the saying that "one year of tea, three years of medicine and seven years of treasure". During the aging process, flavonoids with bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects are increasing, which is also one of the material bases of the health care value of old white tea.

The storage conditions of white tea are very important for the later material transformation. The storage temperature of white tea should be controlled below 25℃ and the relative humidity below 70%. In daily life, white tea can be stored in a cool, ventilated and dry environment at room temperature, and attention should be paid to avoiding light, moisture and odor.

The taste of white tea

Baihao Yinzhen and Bai Mudan suggested choosing glass and a covered bowl for brewing. For Gongmei, Shoumei and white tea cakes, it is more suitable to cover the bowl for brewing than glass. Old white tea stored for many years can be brewed in a teapot or brewed with boiled water.

The amount of tea can be determined according to personal taste, generally 4 grams of white tea plus 150 ml of water is appropriate. Baihao Yinzhen and Bai Mudan can be brewed with boiling water at 80 ~ 90℃, while Gongmei, Shoumei and cake tea can be brewed or boiled with boiling water, which can better awaken tea leaves.