Pearl orchid tea
Fresh and lush
Quality characteristics
Pearl orchid tea, using huangshan maofeng, Huizhou baking green, laozhu dafang and other high-quality green tea as tea embryos, mixed and prepared.
The color of the pearl orchid tea soup is clear and yellow, the floral fragrance is fresh and long, and the taste is rich and sweet. After brewing, the dried pearl orchid camellia is strung in a bunch, and the tea leaves slowly sink into the bottom of the cup, and the flowers are like bead curtains, hanging in the water. Taste its taste, both the elegant aroma of orchids, and the fresh and luscious green tea.
Tea Mountain production area
Pearl orchid is mainly produced in the Huangshan area, the Huangshan Mountains soil is fertile, the soil is slightly acidic, the climate is mild, the rainfall is abundant, the average annual temperature is 15-16 °C, the average annual rainfall is more than 1500 mm, the natural conditions here are suitable for the growth of tea plants, but also a good place for the growth of pearl orchids.
Process characteristics
Pearl orchids are generally picked every morning, and the picking standard is that the flowers are mature, fat, bright in color, green or golden, and are spread on the bamboo plaque after picking, so that the flowers emit moisture to promote incense. In the afternoon, the pearl orchids bloom, and the flowers are combined with tea for the kiln, and the amount of flowers is about 5-6% when the flowers are shaved.
Before preparation, it is necessary to control the water content of the tea embryo and maintain the moisture balance of the tea and flowers. Pearl orchid tea is long-lasting, so the process of making tea embryos and absorbing incense takes about 100 days.
Brewing essentials
Add about 2-3g of pearl orchid tea to the glass, inject 90 ° C water until seven or eight minutes full, soak for 2-3 minutes, you can drink hot. In addition, drinking pearl orchid tea can be drunk with sugar or honey according to personal preference.
Historical allusions
Zhulan flower tea has a long history, as early as the Ming Dynasty has been produced, according to the "Shexian Chronicle" recorded: "Qing Daoguang, Lin Village Xiao clan in Fujian as an official, after returning to the first planted zhulan, the first for ornamentation, and then for the flower." ”
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The Qing "Flower Mirror" says: "True Pearl Orchid... Good cleaners, take each of them, to roast the tea leaves is very good. "The mass production of pearl orchid tea began during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, and by around 1890, the production of flower tea had become more common.
Life is like tea, holding a cup of tea in your hand, tasting the charm of pearl orchid tea, and talking about the excitement of life. A cup of clear tea, the heart is as simple as jane, people are as light as tea, I wish.
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Source: Tea Time 2020 Tea Calendar
Editor: Wang Naiying
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