Black Tea｜The Originator of Black Tea, Zheng Shan Xiao Seed

-Zheng Shan Xiao Seed-

I. Zheng Shan Xiao Seed: the originator of black tea in the world

Origin: Wuyishan City, Fujian Province.

Introduction: Zhengshan Xiaojiao - fully fermented - warm in nature.

One of the black teas suitable for women, especially girls with cold body, can promote metabolism and warm the stomach and intestines. The tea is smoked with pine needles or pine firewood and has a very strong flavor. Because of the heavy production, the tea leaves are black, but the tea broth is dark amber.

II. How to identify authentic Xiao Seed?

Shape: The shape of traditional Zhengshan Xiao Seed is relatively striated, strong and tight, black and oily, with fat, soft and reddish leaf bottom.

Smell tea: Zhengshan Xiao Seed is divided into two types of smoky and non-smoky, smoky Zhengshan Xiao Seed with the fragrance of pine, if it is a fake tea, there will be a share of soot aroma.

3. Soup color: The soup color of authentic Zhengshan Xiao Seed after brewing is deep amber, reddish and thick, clear and transparent.

4. Taste: refreshingly sweet, alpine rhyme, long-lasting sweetness, cinnamon soup flavor.

Three. The production process of Zhengshan Xiaojiao

Primary process picking → shriveling → kneading → fermentation → over the red pot → kneading → smoked → re-flame gross tea

Fine process grading gauge pile → gross tea pile → go water roasting → sieving → wind selection → picking → roasting → even pile → finished products

Four. Brewing

Water temperature:95℃.

Tea to water ratio:1:20 (adjusted according to personal taste). Kettle, slowly fill the water counterclockwise along the wall of the gaiwan until it is full; steep for about 5s to get the soup out quickly, and then pour it into the teacups for drinking after getting the soup out.

3. Suitable vessels: gaiwan, teapot.

V. Storage

V. Storage

1. Shelf life: generally 24 months. Zhengshan Xiaojiao black tea storage is simple, as long as the room temperature sealed preservation can be.

2. Temperature control: 25 degrees Celsius, humidity below 50 percent.

3. Pay attention to: moisture, prevent odor, avoid light, sealed.