Common varieties of black tea: Qimen Kung Fu, Zhengshan Race, Jinjunmei, Yinjunmei, Tongjunmei, Thyme, Assam Black Tea, Darjeeling Black Tea, Ceylon Black Tea and Dianhong Kung Fu.
1. Qimen Kung Fu
Qimen black tea is tight in appearance, delicate and delicate, with little gold and dark color; After brewing, the aroma is fragrant and lasting, like fruit and orchid. This aroma is specially called "Qimenxiang" in the international tea market, which shows that the aroma is very unique. The soup is red and bright, with fresh, mellow and thick taste and tender, soft and bright leaves. Other Kung Fu Black Tea: Fujian Kung Fu Black Tea is collectively called Min Hong Kung Fu. Including politics and kung fu, Bai Lin kung fu and Yuan Yang kung fu. There are Ninghong in Jiangxi, Yihong in Hubei, Yingde Black Tea in Guangdong, Jiuqu Hongmei in Hangzhou and Chuanhong in Sichuan.
2. zhengshan race
zhengshan race black tea is the earliest black tea in the world and belongs to race black tea. The original origin is Tongmu Village, Xingcun Town, Wuyishan City, so it is also called "Tongmuguan Race", which means it is rare and precious. Later, many counterfeit small black teas were circulated in the market, so the local people named it "Zhengshan" to distinguish counterfeit products, which means authentic.
3. Jin Junmei
Jin Junmei is the top variety of Zhengshan small tea. After brewing, this tea is golden in soup color, with light and sweet floral fragrance, honey fragrance and fruit fragrance. The product is sweet and smooth, and the shape of the bottom of the leaf is small and tight, so the name contains "gold". Because the newly developed product only uses a bud of small and medium-sized tea trees produced in the mountains as raw material, and expects the new work to develop like a galloping horse, the name contains "Jun". The shape of tea is like eyebrows, which also means longevity and longevity, so the name contains eyebrows.
4. Yinjunmei
Yinjunmei was developed together with Jinjunmei, and it is also a high-end variety of Zhengshan race. Yinjunmei is the tea bud of the original ecological race wild tea picked in Wuyishan National Nature Reserve at an altitude of 15-18 meters in front of Grain Rain. It takes tens of thousands of standard buds, one bud and one leaf, to make 5 grams of Yinjunmei. Yinjunmei is tight and thin in appearance, with a sharp front and a beautiful seedling, and its color is oily and slightly yellow.
5. Tongjunmei
Tongjunmei is also often called Chigan (one bud and two leaves), and it is divided into small Chigan (leaves are not open) and big Chigan (leaves are open) according to the degree of leaf opening. Copper Junmei, gold and silver Junmei are both Junmei series of Zhengshan race. According to the different tea quality and picking standards, gold, silver and copper are added in front to distinguish the grades of Junmei. Tongjunmei is a high-end variety of Zhengshan race, and its quality is only slightly inferior to that of top-grade gold and silver Junmei, but its cost performance is higher, so it is a popular variety of Junmei series.
6. Thyme
Thyme also belongs to Zhengshan small black tea. Bairuixiang tea is one of the top ten famous fir trees in Wuyi, which was first grown in Wuyi rock tea producing area and mostly made into oolong tea. After it was introduced to Tongmuguan Nature Reserve, the characteristics of tea changed subtly, and Zijia Tea made it into black tea by traditional Zhengshan race technology. The common race of Zhengshan has a natural floral fragrance, but the fragrance is not strong; Compared with it, thyme fragrant tea belongs to a high-fragrance variety with a lasting fragrance, so it is named thyme fragrant. Dry tea has the pure sweet fragrance typical of races, and the strips are even and tight, and the color is dark and dark; The soup is red, bright and gloomy; The aroma is typical of orchid and cinnamon.
7. Assam black tea
is produced in Assam Valley in the foothills of Assam Himalayas in northeast India. The local sunshine is strong, so it is necessary to plant another tree to cover the tea tree moderately; Because of the abundant rainfall, the tropical Assam big leaf tea tree is promoted to flourish. The quality picked in June-July is the best, but the autumn tea produced in October-November is more fragrant. Assam black tea, the shape of tea is thin and flat, and the color is dark brown; The soup is dark red and slightly brown, with faint malt fragrance and rose fragrance. It is a strong tea and is the best choice for drinking tea in winter.
8. Darjeeling black tea
is produced in the Darjeeling Plateau at the foot of the Himalayas in the northern part of West Bengal, India. The local average annual temperature is about 15℃, with plenty of sunshine during the day, but the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the valley is filled with clouds all the year round, which is a major factor that breeds the unique fragrance of this tea. The No.2 tea from May to June has the best quality and is known as "champagne in black tea". Darjeeling black tea has a high price. In March and April, the No.1 tea is mostly turquoise, and the No.2 tea is golden. Its soup is orange in color, fragrant and elegant in smell, especially with grape fragrance in the top grade, and its taste is delicate and soft.
9. Ceylon black tea
Wuwo tea is the most famous tea, which is produced on the east side of the mountainous area. It is foggy all the year round. Due to the rainfall brought by the northeast monsoon in winter (November-February of the following year), it is not good for tea garden production, and the quality obtained in July-September is the best. Timbula tea and nuwara eliya tea, which are produced at Xiji time in mountainous areas, are best harvested in January-March because of the influence of the southwest monsoon rain in summer (May-August).
1. Dianhong Kung Fu
Dianhong is the general name of yunnan black tea, which is divided into two types: Dianhong Kung Fu Tea and Dianhong Broken Tea. It is produced in Lincang, Baoshan, Fengqing, Xishuangbanna and Dehong in the southwest of Yunnan Province. Dianhong has a red appearance, golden shell, rich flavor and unique quality.