Black Tea —— Basic Types and Processing Technology
Black tea belongs to post-fermented tea, which is unique to China. Production has a long history, produced in Yunnan, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guangxi. The main varieties are: Yunnan Pu 'er tea, Hunan black tea, Hubei old green tea, Sichuan border tea, Guangxi Liubao tea and so on. Pu 'er tea, Fuzhuan tea, Qingzhuan tea, Liubao tea.
Black tea-the characteristics of taste
The quality characteristics of black tea are: thick leaves, many stems, dry tea color, reddish brown soup color, pure aroma, mellow taste, mellow sweetness and rich aroma.
Black tea production technology
The basic production process is: fresh leaves-deactivation-rolling-composting-fermentation-drying. Stacking fermentation is the key process to determine the quality of black tea. The length and degree of stacking fermentation time are different, which leads to obvious differences in quality and style of finished tea.
Black tea | Characteristics and taste
Sanjian series: Sanjian has black color and oil, pure aroma, pine smoke fragrance, red and amber soup color, bright and transparent, strong activity and deep taste. It's sweet, yellow and amber after soaking for four or five times.
Liangqian Tea (Flower Roll Tea) series: rod-shaped, packed in a plaid basket, the tea leaves are compact, dark brown in color, pure in aroma, slightly fragrant with pine smoke, yellow and amber in soup color, bright and lively in color, mellow in taste and slightly astringent.
Rich brick series: the brick surface is flat, angular, gorgeous in color, dark brown in color, rich in mushroom flowers, yellow and amber in soup color, mellow in taste, smooth and sweet in entrance.
Black brick series: The brick surface is flat and angular, the color is dark brown, the aroma is pure, there is pine smoke fragrance, the soup color is yellow and amber, the taste is mellow, slightly astringent, slightly plum flavor, and the aged tea is transformed into camphor fragrance.
Broken flower brick: the brick surface is flat, the pattern is clear, the edges and corners are sharp, the color is dark brown, the aroma is pure, there is pine smoke fragrance, the soup color is red and amber, the taste is pure and harmonious, slightly astringent, slightly plum flavor, and the aged tea is converted into camphor flavor.