In addition to the taste of tea, there is a different aroma of tea than the flower, before the main text, let's first talk about the aroma of tea, first find out where the tea aroma comes from? What substances in tea can emit aroma?
Aromatic substances in tea leaves
The dispersion of tea aroma is mainly due to the "volatile aroma component (VFC)" in the tea leaves, which are the aromatic substances in the tea leaves. In fact, different tea aromas are the various aromas expressed by different aromatic substances.
It is worth mentioning that even the same aromatic substance will show different olfactory sensations due to different concentrations.
And we all know that tea is made through processing. Like: benzyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, jasmonone and linalool and other elements, have a good aroma, they are mainly fresh leaves processed to form, processing technology is also the key to the formation of a good aroma of tea.
Here by the way, a brief popularization of several aromatic substances commonly found in tea:
Cyanool: When the concentration of corporetol is high, there is a strong grassy atmosphere; when the concentration is low, it is a clear aroma. During the process of greening and withering, the concentration of cyanophyl alcohol is affected.
Benzyl alcohol: with a faint apple aroma, kneading and fermentation process will form in large quantities.
Phenylpropanol: has an aroma similar to daffodil.
Linalool: has a lily or orchid aroma.
Geraniol: has a rose fragrance, the content increases with the increase of tenderness.
Nerolidol: with woody aroma, fruit lily fragrance. It is an important aroma component in tea, especially the main component of oolong tea.
Jasmonone: There is a pleasant jasmine fragrance, which is higher in jasmine tea.
For example, there are various aromas in Pu'er raw tea, which are actually the result of the combination of linalool, geraniol, and nerolidol.
Well, we enter the main topic, today to introduce to you the 6 most fragrant teas in China, smell the fragrant tea, just start from these 6 kinds of tea.
1. Tieguanyin
Speaking of "incense", Tieguanyin bears the brunt of it. "Did not see the face of Guanyin, ten miles to smell the aroma of tea, step into Anxi County, Shenyi forgot his hometown", is a vivid description of Tieguanyin, every tea season, the whole Anxi is filled with the tea fragrance of Tieguanyin. Known as: seven bubbles have the reputation of afterscent.
Tieguanyin has a natural rich orchid fragrance, the fragrance is high and long-lasting. Tieguanyin contains a very rich variety of aroma components, with more than 650 aroma substances! Because of this, there is also a saying that Tieguanyin has added "essence"...
Eight horses of pearl buck Iron Guanyin, is more famous for "three spices", smell dry tea has fried rice, smell tea soup has fruity sweet fragrance, taste has orchid fragrance, pay attention to the three spices in one.
2. Keemun black tea
Qi Hong is a famous tea in Chinese history, which is a fine black tea product, mainly produced in Qimen County, Anhui Province. Keemun black tea, along with Ceylon black tea in Sri Lanka and Darjeeling black tea in India, is known as the world's three most fragrant black teas and is also internationally recognized.
The aroma of Keemun black tea is full of roses, fruits and honey, and this complex aroma is called "Keemun". It is said that the description of the aroma of Keemun black tea has been debated endlessly, and then people have created a new word specifically for this aroma - "Keemun incense".
Qi Hong also has her own English vocabulary "keemun black tea" in the Oxford English Dictionary.
3. Biluochun
Dongting Biluochun is famous for its "four absolutes" of beauty, color, aroma and alcohol, and it also has a common name called "Scary Incense", what does it mean? To scare people is to scare people to death, which means to be very fragrant!
Dongting Biluochun aroma is very strong, the fragrance with flowers and fruits, which is mainly grown in the orchard and related to the water and soil of dongting, other Biluochun aroma is slightly insufficient.
4. Phoenix single bush
Phoenix single bush is oolong tea, which is known as "beautiful shape, green color, fragrant and sweet taste". Elegant and high natural floral aroma with a special mountain charm honey.
According to the introduction of "Chaozhou Phoenix Tea Tree Resources", there are 79 kinds of natural floral fragrance types, 12 kinds of natural fruit flavor types, and 16 other fragrance types in Phoenix single bush tea. And through a pair of skillful hands of the tea people, they have made famous teas, such as milan incense, duck feces incense (now scientific name: silver flower incense) and so on.
5. Cinnamon
Wuyi rock tea is known as "fragrant but cinnamon, mellow but daffodil". Cinnamon is "strange and heterogeneous", like cinnamon incense, sharp and strong after brewing, with a spicy flavor in the incense, the personality is very distinct, and there is a kind of high-edge domineering spirit that goes straight to the Heavenly Spirit Cover.
6. Jasmine tea
Why jasmine tea is so fragrant, but also from the process. Jasmine tea is made by combining and blending green tea with jasmine flowers as the base, so that the tea leaves absorb the fragrance of jasmine.
Eight Horse Jasmine Tea Dragon Ball
The kiln system has "three pounds and one mention, five pounds and one mention, seven pounds and one mention", that is to say, it must be prepared three to seven times to make the hair tea fully flavored, so the jasmine tea, whether it is dry tea or brewed many times, still has the aroma.