Plum Blossom Cake Tea
Plum Blossom Cake Tea Attributes
Leaf Shape
Tight and smooth, round shape
Liquor Color
Maroon
Fragrance
Unique aged aroma
Taste
Rich
Brewed Tea Leaves
Dark liver color
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Plum Blossom Cake Tea Introduction
Plum Blossom Cake Tea is a famous historical tea, which evolved from the “Dragon and Phoenix Tea” in the Song Dynasty. Plum Blossom Cake Tea is a variety of Yunnan Pu’er Cake Tea and is a cooked tea. This tea is mild in nature and has the effects of nourishing and protecting the stomach. Medical research has shown that Plum Blossom Cake Tea has an antibacterial effect and has a good effect on improving bacterial dysentery.
Plum Blossom Cake Tea Origin
Xiaguan Tea Factory in Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and Specialty Tea Factory in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture
Plum Blossom Cake Tea Production Process
Yunnan large-leaf sun-dried green tea is used as raw material. After artificial rapid ripening and fermentation, watering and piling, the sun-dried green tea becomes cooked loose tea. The cooked loose tea is then steamed and shaped (round cake shape) to become cooked plum blossom cake tea.
Plum Blossom Cake Tea Purchase Guide
The standard specifications of plum blossom cake tea are: diameter 10 cm, edge thickness 4 cm, and each piece weighs 100 grams.
Plum Blossom Cake Tea Quality Identification
In terms of appearance, the plum blossom cake is tight and smooth, round in shape, and brown-red in color. After brewing, its interior has a unique aged fragrance, the soup is thick and bright red, the taste is mellow, and the leaf bottom is deep liver color.
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