Yellow tea is a type of tea, which itself is rare in production and valuable. As the top representative of the yellow tea vein, although junshan silver needles have been well-known in the international and domestic markets, they are rarely seen in real bodies, especially the junshan silver needles picked in the spring, gold and silver are difficult to change.
Dried tea Junshan silver needle. Figure | network
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > historical origins</h1>
Junshan silver needle, produced in Junshan on the vast Dongting Lake, where countless stories about Junshan tea are circulated, and it is said that the first seed of Junshan tea was sown by His concubines Emperor E and Nüying more than 4,000 years ago when Emperor Shun toured the south;
It is rumored that Tang Mingzong Li Siyuan drank the Junshan silver needle that Liu Yijing had brewed, and the tea buds were suspended in the cup, which was extremely beautiful, and when he was happy, he ordered the Junshan silver needle to be designated as "tribute tea";
It is said that when Princess Wencheng got married, she chose to bring Junshan silver needle tea into Tibet.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > production process</h1>
Junshan silver needles are worth thousands of gold, not empty mouth, which is inseparable from its strict demand for raw materials and complicated production process.
1. Strict selection of materials: Each year, only fresh and tender tea buds that have not been unfolded before are picked, and the principle of "nine non-picking" is strictly followed, so there are very few tea buds that meet the requirements of Junshan silver needle raw materials every year.
The bottom of junshan silver needles is like a needle. Figure | network
2. The processing of Junshan silver needle is divided into 8 processes: spreading green, killing green, spreading cool, first baking and spreading, first bunting, re-drying and stalling, repacking and drying, which takes more than 72 hours.
The picture shows the smouldering process of Junshan silver needle, alternating with drying. Figure | network
< h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > geographic location</h1>
Junshan is a beautiful lake island in Dongting Lake, opposite Yueyang Tower, can be directly accessed by sailing, looking around the ocean on all sides, boundless, flat boat leaves, unique scenery.
Although Junshan is composed of 72 small hills known as the "Seventy-two Green Snails", the area is only 0.96 square kilometers, the island is small and exquisite, and the tea production is limited.
Landscape of Junshan Island. Figure | network
Junshan Island is surrounded by water on all sides, tea garden Rob in between, winter and spring foggy, summer and autumn cloudy, short sunshine time throughout the year, the average annual temperature of 16.8 degrees, the average relative humidity of 84%, the average annual rainfall of 1273.8 mm. Most of the island is sandy soil, the soil layer is deep and fertile, the bamboo forest is luxuriant, the clouds are full of mist, such a natural environment that is naturally superior is completely tailor-made for the famous tea produced.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > quality characteristics</h1>
Junshan silver needle tea is as thin as a needle, the buds are strong and multi-millimeter, the size is uniform, the white is like a feather, and the bud body is golden and shiny, so it is called "gold inlaid jade".
Junshan silver needle, dry tea.
After brewing, the aroma is high, the taste is mellow and sweet, the soup is yellow and high, the tea buds are suspended in the cup, rushing to the surface of the water, slowly sinking, rising and sinking, three ups and three downs, Wei into an interesting view. Finally, it sinks to the bottom of the cup, like a forest of knives and guns, stacked with greenery.
Junshan silver needle after brewing.
< h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > brewing guide</h1>
Junshan Silver Needle is a special tea based on scenery appreciation, paying attention to drinking tea in appreciation and appreciating in tea drinking. The freshly brewed Junshan silver needle is lying across the water, and after adding the glass sheet cover, the tea bud absorbs water and sinks, and the bud tip produces bubbles, like a finch tongue containing beads, like spring shoots unearthed. Then, the upright tea buds that sink into the bottom of the cup rise again under the buoyancy of the bubbles, so that they sink and float, which is really wonderful, and there is real interest in it.
The brewed Junshan silver needle is very ornamental.
Therefore, brew junshan silver needles, tea sets should use transparent glasses, water to clear mountain springs is better, each cup of tea is 3 grams, too much is not conducive to appreciating the posture of tea landscape. The brewing procedure is as follows:
1. Enjoy tea
Use a teaspoon to ingest a small amount of Junshan silver needles and place them in a clean tea tray for guests to see.
2. Warm cup
Remove the kettle, pour about 1/3 of the cup capacity into the transparent glass with hot boiling water to warm the cup, clean the tea set, and dry the water droplets in the cup to avoid water absorption of tea buds and reduce the erection rate of tea buds.
3. Place the tea
Gently remove about 3 grams of Junshan silver needles from the tea pot with a teaspoon and put them in a teacup to brew.
4. High punch
Use a kettle to boil water at about 70 ° C, use the momentum of the water, first fast and then slowly into the tea cup, to 1/2, so that the tea buds are soaked. Later, rush until the seven or eight cups are full. In order to make the tea buds absorb water evenly and accelerate the sinking, then the glass sheet can be covered on the teacup, and after 5 minutes, the glass cover piece is removed. Under the action of water and heat, the shape of the tea posture, the ups and downs of the tea buds, the occurrence of bubbles, etc., are rare in other tea brewing, which is a unique scene of Junshan silver needle tea.
5. When most of the tea buds stand at the bottom of the cup, you can appreciate, smell and drink.
The above is the most basic knowledge of junshan silver needles shared with you, I don't know if the tea friends in front of the screen have ever drunk it? The knowledge about Junshan Silver Needle is far more than that, and everyone is very welcome to add explanations in the comment area!
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