Tieguanyin tea originated in Anxi County, Fujian, is one of China's top ten famous teas, belongs to the oolong tea of the green tea category, Tieguanyin is the name of the tea leaves, but also the name of the tea tree species. Tieguanyin tea belongs to the semi-fermented tea category, which can be said to be a kind of tea between green tea and black tea. Tieguanyin has a natural orchid aroma after brewing, and its flavor is pure and thick with a long-lasting aroma, known as "seven bubbles have a fragrance" reputation.
There are almost 500 varieties of tea in China, and if they are categorized according to the degree of fermentation, they can be roughly divided into six categories: black tea, white tea, green tea, green tea, black tea and yellow tea.
Green tea is a semi-fermented tea, oolong tea is one of the most representative of the tea, its taste after the high flavor mellow, lips and teeth, sweet and tasty.
It can be said that Tieguanyin belongs to one of the most complex production process of tea, according to its degree of fermentation and production process, Tieguanyin is subdivided into clear, strong and aged type, different types in the aroma and flavor will make a difference.
1, Qing Xiang type
Qing Xiang type of Tieguanyin production method is more inclined to modern technology, is the current market share of Tieguanyin market occupies the largest share of a type of aroma, its color emerald green, soup color is clear and flowery aroma is rich, the taste is relatively light and mellow. The new tea of Tieguanyin of the clear aroma type is on the cold side.
2, strong aroma type
The strong aroma type of Tieguanyin using the traditional technology of frying after baking and then processed, its color is bright, golden soup, pure aroma, taste thick and mellow, taste is heavy back to the sweetness, with "fragrant, thick, mellow, sweet" and other characteristics. Strong aroma Tieguanyin is warm in nature.
3, aged
An aged type of Tieguanyin is a strong or clear aroma type of old tea or ripe tea, after a long time of storage, and repeatedly reprocessed, its color black, soup color, rich, sweet and mellow, incense condensation rhyme, the taste is close to Pu'er, black tea and black tea.