Longjing is a well-known green tea in China, its appearance is flat, flat, light, straight, shaped like a finch tongue, the aroma is like orchid, its taste is fresh and sweet, and it is a treasure in tea.
For a long time, Longjing tea has enjoyed a high reputation in China, not only the smell smells fragrant and mellow, but also the color of the tea soup is also very good-looking, and it has a different flavor.
So do the little friends know the right steps to make a good pot of Longjing tea?
Generally we think that making tea is not simple, put the tea into the cup, add boiling water, wait a moment, a burst of operation is as fierce as a tiger.
The little white of the tea industry looked at this operation and felt that it was harmless, but once this scene fell into the seriousness of people who understood tea, it was really not too much to say that it was a violent thing.
How to avoid wasting treasures, make good use of the best tea leaves in your hands, and brew a pot of good tea, which is a certain amount of attention.
In particular, if you want to drink a good cup of tea soup, you need tea, water, fire, and utensils to match, and all four are indispensable, which shows the importance of brewing and tasting good tea.
West Lake Longjing Tea is no exception, let's take a look at the correct operation.
1. Tea quantity and drinking water preparation
Brewing Longjing tea is best to use mineral water or well water, the better the water quality, the aroma and taste of tea will be easier to show, it is recommended not to use tap water to brew.
Longjing tea should not be too much at a time, let alone too little, and it is more appropriate to grasp the golden ratio of 1 to 50.
Almost a glass of Longjing tea 3 grams is appropriate, you can also increase or decrease according to personal preferences, tea leaves are old and tender, as appropriate, but should not increase or decrease too much.
Otherwise, it will affect the taste and gain more than it will be lost.
2. Preparation of tea set
It is advisable to use transparent five-flowered glasses for brewing West Lake Longjing and similar high-grade green tea, and pay attention to the glasses that match the number of dry teas.
According to the principle that the tea-to-water ratio is 1:50 when Longjing tea is brewed, the corresponding glass capacity of 5g dry tea is at least greater than 250ml.
It is easier to use straight glass to gather incense, it is best not to choose a wide-mouth glass, it is easy to lose the aroma of tea.
Brewing Longjing tea with glass tea set In addition to facilitating the refreshing tea aroma, you can also enjoy the gesture of tea leaf flying up and down in the water and dancing;
Watch the turquoise soup color, the delicate mushrooms, and the dynamic changes of Longjing tea during the brewing process.
But at the same time, it should be noted that when using a glass pot or a lid cup, do not cover the lid immediately after brewing, and also pay attention to leaving a fifth of the gap when liding, so as to prevent the young buds of longjing tea from being simmered and affecting the color and aroma of the tea.
3. Brewing method
Warmly wash the glass, put 5g of Longjing tea into the cup, and shake the glass twice with your hands.
Brewing such a precious green tea as Longjing tea, absolutely can not be brewed with boiling water, should be brewed with hot water of about 80 degrees; therefore, grasp the water temperature is the top priority of brewing Longjing tea.
Do not directly aim the water at the tea leaves when injecting water, you should slowly inject water along the wall of the cup, which can not only avoid the high temperature of the tea leaves, but also make the dry tea tumble in the water, which is easier to wake up the tea, so as to brew out the tea with a more fragrant taste.
Most of the high-grade green teas use the "middle throwing method" to throw tea, that is, pour a small amount of hot water into the glass or glass pot, put in Longjing tea, and then flush the water to seven points full.
4. Taste good wine
Brewing Longjing tea such high-grade green tea should be quickly out of the water, tea water separation, especially the first few bubbles, the soaking time must not exceed 10 seconds, should be quickly out of the water, so that the tea separation.
It is necessary to continue to drink continuous water, so that it will not cause the concentration of tea soup to be too large because the brewing time is too long, so that the bitterness is intolerable and difficult to drink.
The next few bubbles can be appropriately extended according to the brown color and aroma of Longjing tea.
After a cup of Longjing tea "sipping and slowing down the throat to taste the charm, to the pure to the heart of the beautiful king", the mind is haunted by the "sweet and fragrant like orchid, quiet but not sharp" yayun heart.
When sipping, slowly lift the clear and bright cup, look closely at the green leaves and clear water in the cup, and observe the changeable leaf posture.
After that, send the cup into the nose and sniff the tender fragrance of Longjing tea deeply, making people feel comfortable and clear.
Look, smell, and then slowly taste, the fragrance, mellow, fresh came into being.
Such a brewing and tasting experience can resonate with tea leaves.
West Lake Longjing is a treasure in tea, its shape is a flag and a gun, staggered, up and down, should be carefully tasted slow drink, experience the tooth cheek fragrance, ganze throat feeling.
Tasting Longjing tea is undoubtedly a beautiful enjoyment, and drinking a pot of good tea by hand is a rare experience.
Have you learned?