Tieguanyin tea leaves are baked, cooled, sealed and stored in a special cellar to promote their maturity. It is divided into five years, ten years, fifteen years, eighteen years and twenty-eight years. Ten to twenty-eight years is the best.
Dry tea is dull, and the soup is dark yellow, brown or reddish brown. After brewing, it tastes mild and slightly sweet. In addition to the general functions of tea, it also has the effects of lowering blood pressure, reducing blood fat and helping digestion. After baking and cooling, the tea leaves are sealed and stored in a special cellar of stone and wood structure to promote a series of changes such as after-ripening, and the agarwood is fragrant and sweet.
After baking and cooling, the tea leaves are sealed and stored in a special cellar made of stone and wood. Hot is not hot, cold is not cold, which promotes the after-ripening effect and a series of changes. "Alcohol, smoothness, clearness and coolness" has precipitated many essences, and agarwood is fragrant and sweet. Enterprises are divided into five years, ten years, fifteen years, eighteen years and twenty-eight years according to the cyclical characteristics of their content changes. Ten to twenty-eight years is the best.
Chennian Tieguanyin is an oolong tea from Anxi, Fujian Province, which has been collected for many years and refined by baking. It keeps the traditional production process of Tieguanyin, with good taste, light yellow tea soup, carbon fragrance, sweetness and richness. The aged Tieguanyin has certain health care and disease treatment effects on the body.
Generally, Tieguanyin is green, while the aged Tieguanyin is black, shiny and quite foam-resistant. It is made by adding fine Anxi Tieguanyin into the traditional charcoal baking process and baking for a long time. And it must be baked again every one or two years; Every time tea is made, it should be baked with carbon melt for 30-60 hours; And then packaged and stored in tiles.
This kind of tea is mellow, soft and has obvious "aged taste". Like aged medicinal liquor, it is called "natural health care product". The aged Tieguanyin not only has the function of green tea, but also has the functions of treating colds, indigestion, lowering blood pressure and blood fat, and preventing and treating diabetes, which has been confirmed by experts. In Anxi, there is also a legend about the old Tieguanyin: In the Qing Dynasty, a member named Lin had a bad stomach. One day, his stomach was so swollen that he couldn't eat. He went to see a doctor everywhere and his symptoms didn't get better. The family hurried to their ancestral home and prayed for the blessing of the gods. That night, when Mr. Lin was dreaming, he was enlightened by the fairy. The next morning, the family searched the ancestral home according to the instructions of the fairy in the dream, and found dark and moldy old tea in the corner, and then cooked it for Mr. Lin to drink. As a result, Mr. Lin's abdominal distension recovered. In addition to legend, many tea farmers in Anxi have the custom of storing tea in clay pots every year, and using old tea as medicine when it is hot or cold.
Aged Tieguanyin is a high-grade tea in Tieguanyin tea.
The market prospect is closely related to cultural packaging. Judging from the cultural packaging methods adopted by most aged teas, Pu 'er has been very successful, while Tieguanyin has just started.
In terms of scarcity, spring grass is green every year, and new tea is available every year, while old tea is left over from history, with limited quantity and less and less. From the marketing point of view, as long as the market recognizes the demand, the scarcer the product, the more precious it is, and the storage may appreciate. More than a decade ago, the air was cleaner and the land was rarely polluted by pesticides and fertilizers. Anxi Tieguanyin produced at that time was more in line with natural principles than organic ecological tea.
According to industry analysis, from the marketing point of view, aged Tieguanyin still lacks systematic packaging and publicity in terms of efficacy brand and scarcity. It is obviously not enough for Quanzhou's aged tea to "partially revive" and "blossom everywhere". It also needs overall cultural packaging and publicity to speed up marketing and improve marketing efficiency.
Characteristics of aged Tieguanyin:
The color of dry tea is dull, and with the increase of years, the color becomes darker and darker.
The taste is mild, and as time goes on, it becomes more and more peaceful.
Dry tea smells very fragrant and has a faint floral fragrance. After brewing, the fragrance is more intense.
How to identify:
Aging: the color of dry tea is dull, and the color becomes darker and darker with the increase of years.
New tea: the color is oily.
Aging: the color of soup is dark yellow, and the color changes gradually with the increase of years, from dark yellow to brown and then to reddish brown.
New tea: the soup is golden and bright.
Aged: The taste is mild, and it becomes more and more peaceful with the passage of time.
New tea: it tastes fresh and mellow.
Aging: Dry tea smells slightly sour and has obvious old taste. After brewing, it is sour and slightly sweet.
Fresh tea: Dry tea smells very fragrant and has a faint floral fragrance. After washing and planing, the fragrance is more intense.
Many five-year-old Tieguanyin can be almost the same as 15 years after baking. However, it has obvious fire smell, and the real old Tieguanyin should have no fire smell.
Appreciation of famous tea:
Distinguishing Tieguanyin is a very profound knowledge. Famous tea teachers and old tea farmers in Anxi can tell the quality of tea by observing the appearance and smelling the fragrance. People who are good at it can even judge where this kind of tea is produced in He Cun and how old it is. People with outstanding characteristics can also taste it by famous tea teachers.
Appearance: The rope body is plump and round, the dragonfly is head-shaped, heavy, the branches are hard, the bark is neat, most leaves curl to the back of the leaves, the color is dark and oily, and the sand green is obvious (most of the fringe has been removed in the new process).
Endoplasm: the aroma is rich and lasting, with obvious phonology, and there are clear fragrances such as orchid fragrance, raw peanut fragrance and coconut fragrance; The tea soup is golden and orange, with mellow and sweet taste, slightly honey flavor and fresh sweetness.
Bottom of leaves: round branches, red and bright stems, wide and thick petioles (palm leaf pedicles), thick, soft and bright leaves, and wavy leaves, called "satin".
Core characteristics: dry tea is thick and dark green; The aroma of tea soup is obvious, with a sense of hierarchy and thickness; Comments on the bottom of leaves should be thick, soft and bright.
Generally, we can distinguish the quality of tea by observing the shape, listening to the sound, observing the color, smelling the fragrance and tasting the rhyme.
Appearance: High-quality Tieguanyin tea leaves are curly and light, with green belly and dragonfly head, fresh and moist color, sand green, leaves with bright red spots and hoarfrost.
Listen: superior tea is tighter and heavier than ordinary tea. Put a small amount of tea into the teapot and you can hear the sound of "Dangdang". Crisp voice is the best, followed by dumb voice.
Color inspection: the soup is golden yellow, rich and clear. After the tea leaves are brewed and unfolded, the bottom of the leaves is thick and bright (one of the characteristics of Tieguanyin tea leaves is outward bending), with silky luster. This is the top, and the back is dark red soup.
Smell: The delicate Tieguanyin tea soup is fragrant. When you lift the lid of the cup and smell it gently, its unique fragrance is rich and lasting, which makes people fascinated. It has the reputation of "seven bubbles and many fragrances". Experimental studies at home and abroad show that the aroma components in Anxi Tieguanyin are the most abundant, and the proportion of medium and low boiling point aroma components is obviously larger than that of oolong tea made from fresh leaves of other varieties of tea trees. Therefore, the unique aroma of Anxi Tieguanyin is intoxicating. As soon as a cup of Tieguanyin is opened, it smells fragrant immediately. It smells delicious.
Pinyun: There is a quip in the ancients, "Smell the holy and wonderful fragrance before you taste the nectar". Take a sip and gently turn the root of your tongue to feel the mellow and sweet tea soup; Swallow it slowly, it is sweet and dense, and its charm is endless. What about the unique "Guanyin rhyme"? Tea people can't explain it clearly so far, so they have to leave it to future generations to judge, which is precisely the charm of Anxi Tieguanyin.
Famous tea preservation:
Generally speaking, the Tieguanyin tea we buy is basically a pack of 7 grams. This packaging method adopts vacuum compression packaging. If it is packed in this way, it will be finished in an outer can (within 20 days). Generally, it only needs to be stored in a cool place to avoid light. If you want to achieve the best effect and the longest time limit, it is recommended to keep it fresh in a quick-freezing box at MINUS 5 degrees, which can achieve the best effect.
However, Tieguanyin tea as a beverage, even after drying and compression, does not mean that it can be preserved forever. If you want to have a fresh taste, it is suggested that the Tieguanyin tea you bought home should be kept in the freezer at MINUS 5 degrees for no more than one year, and it is best to drink it within half a year!
For the preservation of Tieguanyin, low temperature and sealed vacuum are generally needed, so as to ensure the color and fragrance of Tieguanyin in a short time. But in the actual preservation, why is it that the tea that has not been preserved for a long time is not as good as the tea that has been brewed? The reasons are as follows: after fermentation, the drying degree of tea leaves changes from light fermentation to light fermentation, and tea leaves are easy to show high blue fragrance. Tea soup is also very beautiful (the standard mung bean soup is displayed), but in order to make the dried tea reflect the aroma, it is generally not too dry, and the tea contains a certain amount of water. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the low temperature and sealing of tea in the later preservation to reduce the role of water in tea. If the tea leaves are dry, they feel crisp and dry at first, so this kind of tea leaves have lower requirements for low temperature.
Control of Tea Fermentation Degree Experienced tea makers will fully consider the issues of market circulation and preservation when controlling tea fermentation, so they will control the fermentation degree to keep the fresh fragrance of tea. Generally speaking, the peak-valley curve is well known, so if the fermentation is controlled near the peak, the tea leaves will be post-fermented after production, which can keep the tea leaves for a longer time. If the tea leaves are fermented to the peak at the beginning, we should pay attention to restraining the formation conditions of post-fermentation of tea leaves during the preservation process-that is, controlling the contact between temperature and air. If the fermentation of tea has reached its peak, it will be difficult for tea to enter the superior state!
Efficacy:
Tieguanyin is not only a precious natural drink, but also has a good beauty and health care function. Scientific analysis and practice have proved that Tieguanyin is rich in amino acids, vitamins, minerals, tea polyphenols and alkaloids, and has a variety of nutritional and medicinal components. Has the effects of clearing away heart fire, improving eyesight, killing bacteria, diminishing inflammation, losing weight, caring skin, delaying aging, preventing and treating cancer, reducing blood fat and cholesterol, and reducing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. It is a household name in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe and America, and is deeply loved by consumers. Overall, there are five significant effects:
Detoxification, digestion, greasy solution
Zheng Daoxi felt the long history of Anxi Tieguanyin and called it the "time-honored brand" of China tea family. Regarding its value, he first discussed "detoxification, digestion and oil removal". According to the article, tea is recognized as the best healthy drink for human beings. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, there was a record in Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica that "seventy-two poisons were encountered every day, and tea was used to solve them". In the 20th century, scientists discovered that there is a flavonoid mixture in tea, which has the function of sterilization and detoxification.
Beauty, weight loss, anti-aging
According to the article, medical research shows that Tieguanyin's crude catechin composition has strong anti-chemical activity and can eliminate reactive oxygen molecules in cells, thus protecting the human body from aging diseases. It is mentioned that the content ratio of manganese, iron, fluorine, potassium and sodium in Anxi Tieguanyin is higher than other teas, especially the high fluorine content ranks first among all teas, which has a remarkable effect on preventing and treating dental caries and osteoporosis in the elderly. 1979 and 1984, there were two "Oolong Tea Fever" in Japan, and Anxi Tieguanyin was known as "Beauty Tea" and "Diet Tea".
Anti-cancer increases wisdom.
According to relevant scientific research results, Anxi Tieguanyin has a high selenium content, ranking first among the six famous teas. Selenium can stimulate immune proteins and antibodies to resist diseases and inhibit the occurrence and development of cancer cells. At the same time, Anxi Tieguanyin also has the effect of increasing wisdom. It is mentioned in the article that British scientists have found that the pH of human brain fluid is related to IQ. Tea is an alkaline drink, and Tieguanyin in Anxi is obviously alkaline. Regular drinking can adjust the acid-base balance of human body and improve people's IQ. In addition, the article also said that Anxi Tieguanyin is rich in vitamins, caffeine, amino acids, minerals and tea polyphenols. These substances have also been confirmed by scientific research, which are closely related to brain development and have a good influence on improving people's intelligence.
Make friends and be in a good mood.
The article also analyzes the social attribute of Anxi Tieguanyin, and holds that Anxi Tieguanyin, as a kind of high-quality tea, has a unique effect in entertaining guests, making friends and cultivating self-cultivation. The article said that Anxi Tieguanyin needs brewing, and guests should wash cups. In the process of preparation, the host and guest should be caring and attentive and have a harmonious relationship; The guests catch up with the host while drinking tea, and the process is very harmonious and friendly. Therefore, programmed brewing and drinking can make people feel calm and help nourish their hearts and feelings.
Refreshing
It is almost known that drinking tea can refresh you. There are many medical books in China in the past dynasties, and all the literati and monks in the past dynasties waved their wonderful pens and praised the refreshing and beneficial effects of tea. Bai Juyi's poem "To the Thirteen Kings of the East" said: "Chi Pan's moon is hand in hand, and bamboo is blowing. Drive away the sorrow and know the strength of the wine, and break the sleep and see the tea. " This poem clearly mentions the efficacy of tea in refreshing and breaking sleep. Su Dongpo's poem said: "Make thirty cups of tea, regardless of taste, and pack laymen with monks who beat sand people." He said that he would give the tea to Bao Jushi and let him drink it to avoid falling asleep during meditation. Drinking tea can be beneficial to thinking, so it is loved by people, especially some writers, poets and other mental workers. For example, Balzac, a great French writer, Han, a Chinese-American woman writer, and Yao, a famous writer in China, all like drinking tea to help their writing. Tieguanyin can refresh the mind, and its function mainly lies in caffeine in tea. Caffeine can excite the central nervous system, improve thinking and improve efficiency. Therefore, drinking tea can break sleep, refresh and relieve boredom, clear the mind, improve thinking, and significantly improve oral defense ability and mathematical thinking response. At the same time, Tieguanyin contains polyphenols and other compounds, which counteracts the adverse effects of pure caffeine on human body. This is also one of the important reasons for the long history, enduring and continuous development of tea drinking.
Examples of drinking:
A lover's taste of aged iron: aged iron, aged for 36 years, can be seen from the tea sample, there is no subsequent fire training when stored. After brewing, the tea soup has no fire smell, obviously aged, and gradually fades after about five waters. Smooth water, strong sweetness, strong tea soup, full of charm and "meat" texture.
Brewing procedure: the amount of tea leaves is one third of the bowl volume, the first three times of water brewing time is 30s, the fourth to sixth times of water brewing time is 20s, and the seventh to ninth times of water brewing time is 20s-60s.