Peking Opera master Qiu Shengrong did not have much money in his later years, but his tea drinking habits did not change. Enter the store to buy tea, the general few yuan a pound, the best one 10 yuan a pound, there is no total of 10 yuan in the pocket, the contradiction half a day or bought less than a pound of the most expensive. We are luckier than him today and can taste a little better tea according to our own economic conditions. If you're drinking the ridiculously expensive kind, it's not tea. It is best to drink the brand-name products of origin, I like the green tea has the Pit brand Taiping Monkey Kui, Hui Six Brand Six Angua Tablets, ExtremeLy White Brand Anji White Tea, Yongxi Huoqing (there is no famous brand product at present), Zhengshan Tang Zhengshan Small Seed of Black Tea, Wu Yutai DaHongpao of Rock Tea, and recently had the privilege of buying Xi Gua No. 1 Da Hong Pao, but if the price goes up, it is a bit out of line for me.
According to the title of this article, today I will temporarily put rock tea and black tea down, and only discuss green tea with tea friends. Not to mention those brands that keep pace with the times and sensationalize the public, but only to say that the traditional geopolitical green tea products of Zhejiang and Anhui in my heart are exquisite.
Yes, yes, Chinese will first think of Zhejiang's West Lake Longjing, Longjing is a giant in green tea, if you live near Hangzhou, every three to five to ask the mountain lord Mr. Wang to get some fresh tea is not to say, but I am in North America all year round, it is not so convenient. There are two "Yonghefeng" stores in Los Angeles, and they refrigerate 100 grams (2 cities and two) of Lion Peak or Plum Blossom Wulongjing per pack, which are not adulterated, and the price is $150 to $350. No matter how fresh it is, by my standards, even if it is refrigerated in the refrigerator for two months, it is no longer Longjing flavor. Henan's Xinyang Maojian, Zhejiang's Yangyan Gouqing, Kaihua Longding, Jingshan tea and Jiangsu's Biluochun grade are all good, but they are not easy to find in the United States. Zhejiang's Anji white tea (belonging to the authentic green tea) is good to store, very white brand 100 grams of iron cylinder, inner vacuum packaging basement room temperature 17-23 degrees Celsius storage for 3 years without problems, like light taste of tea friends this has become, but want to slightly pick up a little bit of tea friends, or want to upgrade the grade, please consider trying Anhui green tea ah, the following focus on discussing several high grades, there is a relatively long-term storage of Anhui green tea:
Huangshan Maofeng, the most famous in Anhui's geographical green tea, the production area is located in the Huangshan Mountains in southern Anhui, adjacent to Tianmu Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain and Tunxi Basin, and the areas rich in Maofeng are Shexian County, Huangshan Mountain, Xiuning, Huizhou, Yishan, Qimen, Ningguo, Jing County and so on. Maofeng tea tree is mainly a large-leaf species, with large tree shape, fat buds, more pekoe, and strong cold resistance. The picking criteria are one bud and one leaf or one bud and two leaves. The temperature of the barrel pot is first high (150 degrees) and then low (130 degrees), kneaded and fried, and then baked by the first baking and foot baking of the open charcoal fire. Even if it is marked as "premium", it is best to believe in the brand sold by the physical store. Those who can guarantee quality are Xie Yuda, Hui Liu, Hui General and so on. Privately said, although I took Mao Feng, but Mao Feng taste is not suitable for me, always feel that the bud smell or "green taste" is heavy, I don't know if the manufacturer is to flaunt the front, and deliberately do it.
Taiping Monkey Kui, the production area is located in the branch of Huangshan Mountain, adjacent to Qiao Mountain, Kuoshan, Taiping Lake, covering the phoenix tip, chicken tip, lion-shaped tip of the three peaks composed of high mountain area, the inheritance of the ultimate authenticity is only produced in monkey pit, monkey gang, Yan family three villages. Tea varieties are mainly persimmon large leaf species, leaf veins are obvious, bud length 2-2.5 cm, leaf thickness (this is very important, due to a variety of counterfeiting, high imitations with machine processing, tea leaves are thin as cicada wings), white, cold resistance, strong tenderness. Taiping Monkey Kui since the 1915 Panama International Exposition has won many gold medals in the international tea appraisal, its collection of unique paths, strict selection of one bud and two leaves, that is, the so-called "two flags and one gun" leaves, buds and leaves about 6 cm long, moderate tenderness, after the greening, the drying process is divided into sub-baking, old baking and old fire three steps. When brewing, the monkey kui large leaves are displayed vertically in the glass or porcelain cup, with a special majesty, paying attention to distinguish between defective products and fakes. Or simply buy brand-name geopolitical products, such as the Monkey Pit brand in Monkey Pit Village, 60 grams of iron cylinder, and inner vacuum packaging to ensure that you will not change your taste at room temperature of 17-23 degrees Celsius for at least 3 years.
Liu'an Gua Tablets, the main production areas are located in the northern foothills of the Dabie Mountains in the Huai River system of Lu'an, Huoshan, Jinzhai, Shucheng and other areas. The main tea tree is a medium-leaf species of the twin peaks of Lu'an Dushan Mountain, also known as the big melon seed species. The whole hand-harvesting process, "opened" and then picked, shaped like melon seeds, is the only Chinese green tea that does not contain bud stems. Its killing, raw pot, hot pot continuous operation, baking three times, the fire temperature is gradually rising, the rhythm of the basket is tightly linked when the fire is at its peak, just like the fire dance, which is definitely the most fascinating cultural inheritance of the tea industry. The first thing recommended when purchasing is the HuiLiu brand, to be honest, I think its special grade (60 grams of iron cylinder) and the first-class quality is similar (100 grams of iron cylinder), the inner vacuum packaging, are also 3 years of unchanged taste of the goods. It may be the relationship of the production process, or it may be that the melon slices are made from mature leaves, and they are old, so after boiling water, the first brew is recommended to wash the tea bar like Biluochun, and the last two bubbles are getting more and more positive. The melon slice has gone through all the vicissitudes and the sense of maturity of the world, the throat rhymes back to sweetness, the aroma is flat, and the layers are full and crush all the green tea, which has become the ration tea of the General Office of the Central Military Commission, and it is also the favorite of many old marshals and generals.
Yongxi Huoqing, how, this tea name sounds a bit remote. Yes, as many people as they have heard of West Lake Longjing, how many people have not heard of Yongxi Huoqing. Yongxi Huoqing is a life-saving necessity that I can hardly give up except for air and water, and is produced in Jing County, which is located in the mountains of southern Anhui and the upper reaches of the Qingyi River. Jing County is a mountainous area, named after Jingshui, and the tea tree is a large-leaf species, a willow-leaf species, a tuan-leaf species, a chestnut lacquer species, a small-leaf species and a local "sesame seed". Picked in the first development of two leaves and one heart (bud), it needs to be killed, kneaded, fried, spread, broken old pot, and screened for a total of 20 hours, so it later developed into a mechanism process for mass production. The shape of Yongxi Huoqing is a rare bead tea in green tea, tight and heavy, dark green in color, and oily. After brewing, the aroma is rich, clear and fresh, the taste is mellow, sweet and resistant to bubbles, and the soup color is yellow and green, clear and bright. For hundreds of years, Yongxi Huoqing has been approved by successive emperors as a tribute tea. Its sweetness is refreshing, and the feeling of the singing spring at the bottom of the tongue is also praised by Deng Gong, "There is Huangshan Maofeng, the West Lake Longjing is good".
Laozhu Dafang (also known as Bamboo Shop Dafang, whose fine products are also known as Dinggu Dafang) is a specialty of Shexian County, located between Huangshan Andi and Tianmu Mountains, named after the main production area of Laozhuling. Tea plants are mainly Huangshan species, Otani Yun, Dripping Water Fragrance and Bamboo Shop Seeds. After picking, killing green, kneading, making blanks, copying flat, glow pots and other processes, its fine top valley generous appearance is flat and even, very beautiful and smooth, buds are hidden, and they are covered with golden mushrooms. After brewing, the soup is clear and yellowish, the aroma is high and long, and the aroma is rich and refreshing.
The brewing of the above various green teas, many of which are hyped and misled by tea people, such as tea waiters with long hair, wearing Hanfu, paying attention to putting tea leaves in the cup with upper or middle investment, can not use boiling water to maintain the water temperature of 85 degrees, straight to let those who really understand tea and occupy the tea mountain as the king of the owner listen to the chicken skin ah. In addition, the so-called must use the glass to see the green leaves flying up and down in the cup, although it is also a gimmick, but there is no need for this, I think the gargling cup size of the porcelain cup with a lid without a lid are all top products, really want to install you on a little waste of a Hermès tea set is better (pictured).
Turnip greens, each has its own love, the essence of tea tasting is actually, suitable for their own is the best. The above is only a summary of personal experience, not enough for training, pay attention to the characteristics of taste and quality storage, my HuiZhejiang green tea according to the priority (by no means a despise chain ah) successively sorted as, Yongxi Huoqing, Monkey Pit brand Taiping Monkey Kui, Hui six brand six Angua pieces, extremely white brand Anji white tea, Yangyan Gouqing, Kaihua Longding, Lao Zhu generous. In order to avoid the aesthetic fatigue of green tea, from time to time also brew a few bubbles of Xi melon No. 1, Wenshan Bao seed, Zhengshan Hall Zhengshan small seed to rush the field, such as still feel too vegetarian, had to go to Napa's CAB (Cabernet Sauvignon) or Hennessy Cognac, do buy drunk, is it vulgar, a laugh.
(There is a picture and a truth, and the picture is not in any order)
