China is the hometown of tea, tea in our country has a long history of thousands of years, but also formed a symbol of Chinese civilization and etiquette of tea culture. After thousands of years of development, China's tea is now divided into 7 major tea series, namely green tea, black tea, yellow tea, black tea, oolong tea (green tea), white tea and flower tea. The Da Hong Pao, Daffodil and Cinnamon that I want to introduce to you today belong to the famous oolong tea system.
To be precise, Da Hong Pao, Daffodil and Cinnamon belong to the rock tea in the Oolong tea family. The so-called rock tea, because "rock has tea, non-rock no tea" and got its name, rock tea is famous for its unique "rock bone flower fragrance" characteristics. The main production area of rock tea in China is the Wuyi Mountain Tea Area in the northwest of Fujian Province, so as long as the "rock tea" is mentioned, it refers to the Wuyi Mountain Rock Tea.
Wuyishan rock tea mainly includes 5 kinds of Dahongpao, Daffodil, Cinnamon, Odd Species and Mingcong, of which especially Da hong Pao, Daffodil and Cinnamon are the most famous, which can be called the "evergreen tree" and "overlord flower" in Wuyi Rock Tea, and the Da Hong Pao is known as the "King of Wuyi Rock Tea".
But the problem is that many tea lovers who drink tea all year round have not been able to distinguish the difference between the three kinds of rock teas of Da Hong Pao, Da Narcissus and Cinnamon. So today I will take you to see what is the difference between these three famous Wuyi rock teas? What are the different characteristics of each?
Wuyi Da Hongpao
Wuyi Dahongpao belongs to the historical famous tea, the best of oolong tea, not "Wuyi Dahongpao", can be called "the king of tea". The earliest Da Hong Pao tea trees now have only 6 trees, and the yield is extremely rare, and it is said that the annual output of tea leaves is only 782, so it is "particularly precious". Now it is impossible to drink the big red robe of these 6 mother trees, because the mother tree is now forbidden to be picked.
The Mother Tree of the Great Red Robe
The Da Hong Pao sold on the market actually belongs to the commodity department of da Hong Pao. The so-called "commodity Da Hong Pao" is formulated in a certain proportion with very few purebred Da Hong Pao, cinnamon and daffodils. According to national standards, the commodity Da Hong Pao is divided into 3 grades, namely: special grade, first class and second level.
The salient characteristics of the commodity Da Hong Pao are: the dried finished tea looks tightly knotted, uniform and strong; it smells milky, and the rice fragrance is sharp; after brewing, there is a strong fragrance of orchid and osmanthus flowers, and it is rich and long-lasting, durable, and often has the saying of "seven bubbles and eight bubbles have afterscent, nine bubbles and ten bubbles have an aftertaste"; the entrance drink, clear and sweet, "rock bone flower fragrance" is obvious, giving people a soft and sweet freshness and bright and dazzling vitality.
Wuyi Narcissus
Wuyi Daffodil also belongs to the historical famous tea, native to Zhuxian Cave in Yangshui Ji Dahu, Fujian Province, and is currently produced in Tianxinyan Tea Village in Wuyi Mountain, which has been cultivated for hundreds of years. Today's daffodils belong to the main varieties of northern Fujian oolong tea, which are divided into spring tea daffodils and winter daffodils, and spring tea daffodils have large yields and better quality. In addition to being very popular in China, Narcissus is also exported to Southeast Asian countries.
Although Wuyi Daffodil cannot sit on an equal footing with Da Hong Pao in rock tea, it still belongs to the "fine products" of oolong tea, and once won a gold medal at the Panama International Exposition in 1915. Wuyi Daffodil is mainly famous for its "mellow taste of tea soup" and is deeply loved by people.
The salient characteristics of Wuyi Daffodil: the finished dry tea looks fat and strong, the color is green brown and oily and shiny; after brewing, the soup color is rich and bright orange, and the daffodil fragrance is rich and long-lasting; after tasting, it feels mellow, sweet and refreshing, throat rhyme is obvious, and there is a unique "orchid fragrance", the aftertaste is long-lasting, and it lingers for a long time. It is no wonder that in the Wuyi Mountain Tea Area, there has always been a saying that "alcohol is not daffodil, and incense is not cinnamon".
Wuyi cinnamon
Wuyi cinnamon, also known as "Wuyi Yugui", can be called a "strange flower" in oolong tea, native to Wuyishan City, Fujian Province, Ma Pillow Peak, Huiyuan Rock, and is now the most famous for the cinnamon produced area of Niulan Pit. Because its aroma is like the aroma of cinnamon, people are accustomed to calling it "cinnamon". The tea plant of cinnamon tea is also very distinctive, the leaf flesh is thick, the leaf tip is slender, the wax texture is strong, the longitudinal vein is obvious, and it smells like a strong fragrance.
Wuyi cinnamon is famous mainly because it has the following unique excellent qualities. For example, in addition to the taste characteristics of rock tea, it is also loved by people for its spicy and long-lasting aroma. Specific performance is: the finished dried tea cord is curled and even; the color is oily, brownish green has light, and some of the leaves have frog skin-like small white spots on the back; it smells sweet; the tea soup after brewing, the leaf bottom is evenly bright, clear orange yellow, the red dots are bright, the red spots are bright, the green leaves are red edged, and at the same time have the mixed aroma of cinnamon, flowers and fruits and cream; after tasting the entrance, it feels sweet and mellow, the teeth and cheeks remain fragrant, and the most valuable thing is that after brewing six or seven times, the aroma is still there, and the cinnamon fragrance "rock rhyme" is obvious.
summary
The above is about the differences and characteristics of the three rock teas of Da Hong Pao, Cinnamon and Daffodil. As the "evergreen tree", "Dangjia Huadan" and "Overlord Flower" in Wuyi Rock Tea, they are the best among oolong teas, and they all have their own unique and excellent quality and distinctive characteristics.
I personally think that because of its combination of its own, daffodils and cinnamon characteristics, daffodils and cinnamon characteristics, it can give people a complex and unpredictable visual and taste enjoyment; Narcissus is more prominent in its inner beauty, the taste is mellow and quiet, and the orchid fragrance is rich; cinnamon highlights its external beauty, because the domineering and strong "cinnamon aroma" can make you instantly fall in love with it.
For the "3 golden flowers" in the Wuyi rock tea of Da Hong Pao, Daffodil and Cinnamon, who do you really like? However, I think they have their own characteristics, and only those who suit themselves are the best. Thank you for reading, welcome to forward the comments, like attention!