Junshan silver needle is native to Junshan in Dongting Lake, Yueyang, Hunan, because its shape is as thin as a needle, and the tea buds are golden yellow, which is called "gold inlaid jade". Junshan silver needle was founded in the Tang Dynasty, belongs to the yellow tea type needle-shaped tea, picking and production have strict requirements, generally to start picking about three days before the Qingming Dynasty every year.
According to legend, When Princess Wencheng married tibet, she also chose to bring Junshan silver needle tea; the Qianlong Emperor tasted the Junshan silver needle in the lower Jiangnan and praised it, so he listed it as a tribute tea. After the Junshan silver needle brewing, the tea soup is orange and yellow, the tea aroma is high, the taste is mellow and sweet, the tea buds are suspended in the air, three floats and three sinks, extremely beautiful, the soldiers regard it as "swords and guns lined up", the literati praise it as "ten thousand pen book days", and the artists praise it as "golden chrysanthemum blooming".
Junshan silver needle belongs to the bud tea, superior quality, into the taste mellow and sweet, teeth and cheeks left fragrant, according to the bud head fat thin, straight, bright and dark color grading, sub-special number, No. 1, No. 2 three grades, to strong, straight, bright yellow as the top product; thin, curved, dark yellow next.
After the Junshan silver needle is brewed, the bud tip rushes to the surface of the water, hangs in the air, and then slowly sinks to the bottom of the cup, shaped like a group of bamboo shoots unearthed, and like a silver knife standing upright. Fake silver needles are grassy, and silver needles cannot be erected after soaking.
The requirements for the harvesting of Junshan silver needles are very high, especially the time requirements for picking tea leaves are more stringent, generally starting about three days before the Qingming Dynasty.
Not only that, but there are also nine situations that cannot be picked: rainy days are not picked, dew buds are not picked, frostbite is not picked, purple buds are not picked, open buds are not picked, hollow buds are not picked, thin buds are not picked, insect buds are not picked, too long and short buds are not picked, that is, the so-called "nine non-picking" of Junshan silver needles. Therefore, people also refer to picking Junshan silver needles as "looking for embroidery needles in the dark night".
Generally speaking, 500 grams of silver needle fresh buds need to pick 50,000-60,000 bud heads, and 2,000 grams of fresh buds can make about 500 grams of dry tea, which shows the preciousness of Junshan silver needles.
Legend has it that Liuyi Well and Dongting Lake are connected, and Liuyi water must be used to make Junshan tea. Of course, we can now soak junshan silver needles with mineral water. The teacup is best to use a transparent glass, the lid should be tight, the boiling water in the pot must be used when brewing, and the brewing speed should be fast, and the spout should be rapidly raised from the mouth of the cup.
After the water is flushed to seven points full, quickly cover the lid of the cup and remove the lid after 2-3 minutes. Only in this way can we brew a good Junshan silver needle.
Junshan silver needle is not only a good product in tea, but its brewing process is also like appreciating a beautiful art treasure. After the silver needle brewing, the bud head stands upright, a bud contains a water bead, ya called "jade tongue contains beads", and like a white crane soaring, and then slowly sinking the bottom of the cup, like a group of bamboo shoots unearthed, swords lined up, repeated floating and sinking, "three ups and three falls", bud shadows and water and light shine together, has always been led to beautiful talk.
The storage of Junshan silver needles is very exquisite, to be mashed after the gypsum is cooked, spread on the bottom of the box, padded with two layers of leather paper, and then the tea leaves are divided into small packets with leather paper, placed on the top of the leather paper in the box, and sealed the lid. As long as you pay attention to the timely replacement of the plaster, the quality of the silver needle can remain unchanged for a long time, and the aroma will still be pure and sweet when tasting.