Anhua Songzhen Tea
Anhua Songzhen Tea Attributes
Leaf Shape
Slim, straight and beautiful, like pine needles
Liquor Color
Emerald green
Fragrance
Rich and fragrant
Taste
Sweet and refreshing
Brewed Tea Leaves
Smooth and tender
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Anhua Songzhen Tea Introduction
Anhua Pine Needle is a newly created famous tea, created in 1959. It is named because it is produced in Anhua and looks like pine needles. In the 1960s, Anhua Pine Needle was known as one of the three famous teas in Hunan; in 1989, it was rated as a “national famous tea” by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Anhua Songzhen Tea Origin
Furong Mountain and Yuntai Mountain in Anhua County, Yiyang City, Hunan Province
Anhua Songzhen Tea Production Process
High-end tea uses young and tender fresh leaves with one bud and one leaf just beginning to unfold; ordinary tea uses fresh leaves with one bud and two leaves just beginning to unfold. After the fresh leaves are picked, they are made through eight processes: spreading, killing, rolling, frying, cooling, shaping, drying, and screening. Among them, shaping is the key process that determines the fine, round, tight and straight shape of pine needle tea.
Anhua Songzhen Tea Purchase Guide
Anhua pine needles are divided into special grade, No. 1 pine needles and No. 2 pine needles according to their grade.
Anhua Songzhen Tea Quality Identification
In terms of appearance, the dry tea is long, straight, tight and thin, just like pine needles, with white hairs visible, and the color is emerald green or silver-green with a hint of emerald green. After brewing, the aroma is rich and long-lasting, and the soup is bright light yellow.
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