Longjing tea is green in color, rich in aroma, sweet and refreshing. Its main producing area is West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, which is divided into three types: West Lake Longjing, Qiantang Longjing and Yuezhou Longjing. The color of super Longjing tea is light green, but with the decline of Longjing grade, the color of tea will also change, from light green to light yellow to cyan, from yellow brown to dark green. Longjing tea is made by spreading, frying, moisture regain, screening, steaming, sorting, collecting ash and storing.
Matters needing attention in purchasing Longjing tea
1. In the process of selecting Longjing tea, "color" is the most critical. Longjing tea is greener and wetter in color, richer in fragrance and sweeter in taste. Therefore, the first thing to look at when choosing Longjing tea is the appearance. In technical terms, it is called "dry watching".
2. Good Longjing tea is flat, straight, sharp, uniform in size and light green and smooth in color. From the point of view of single bud leaf, it is required that the bud is longer than the leaf or the bud is parallel to the leaf without white hair.
3. Secondly, the selection of Longjing depends on its state after brewing, which is "wet". Good Longjing tea should be light green, clear and bright, with symmetrical leaves and floating at the bottom of the cup after brewing.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Longjing Tea.