Anji White Tea
Anji White Tea Attributes
Leaf Shape
The stripes are natural and shaped like phoenix feathers
Liquor Color
Green with yellow, shiny and oily
Fragrance
Rich and lasting
Taste
Fresh and mellow, sweet aftertaste
Brewed Tea Leaves
The leaves are yellow-white like jade, and the veins are emerald green.
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Anji White Tea Introduction
Anji White Tea is a newly created famous tea, produced in Anji County, the first ecological county in China. Anji White Tea is high in amino acids and low in tea polyphenols (the total amount of amino acids can reach more than 6%, about twice as high as that of ordinary green tea). It is a rare flower among the national teas. Because the leaves are jade white and shaped like phoenix feathers, it is also called Jade Phoenix Tea.
Anji White Tea History
Anji White Tea was created in the 1990s. In 2004, it was named one of the “Top Ten Famous Teas in Zhejiang Province”. In 2007, it was named a “Famous Chinese Agricultural Product” by the Ministry of Agriculture. In 2008, it was named a “Well-known Chinese Trademark” by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, becoming the first agricultural product in Zhejiang Province to be administratively recognized as a well-known Chinese trademark. It has also been internationally registered in 33 countries and regions.
Anji White Tea Origin
Shanhe, Zhangcun, Xilong and other townships in Anji County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Anji White Tea Production Process
The picking period is from mid-April to mid-May. The picking standard is one bud and one leaf, with uniform size of fresh leaves. The picked young buds and leaves are made through the processes of moderate spreading, killing green, cooling, primary drying, and secondary drying.
Anji White Tea Purchase Guide
Anji White Tea innovatively uses the “double trademark” (“mother and child trademark”) management, that is, “Anji White Tea geographical trademark” + “corporate trademark”, and the packaging must have the name and address of the manufacturer, so that each box of Anji White Tea can be traced back to the producer information, so be careful to identify when buying. There are many sub-trademarks of Anji White Tea. The ones that won the special prize in the 9th “China Tea Cup” National Famous and Excellent Tea Competition in 2011 are: “Baizhuyuan Brand”, “Dashan’ao Brand”, “Xilong Gongming Brand”, “Anxing Brand”, “Xiangyexian Brand”, “Longwangshan Brand”, “Huangfu Brand”, “Yasi Brand”, “Luo’s Tea Industry Brand”, “Chenxishan Brand”, and “Yinye Brand”. You can choose them at your discretion when purchasing.
Anji White Tea Quality Identification
◎ Color identification: Authentic Anji white tea has a fresh green color with golden edges; tea with a dark and uneven color is suspected to be from other places and tea not made from the “White Leaf No. 1” variety. ◎ Smell: Anji white tea has a lasting fragrance and a hint of orchid; low-end products have a high-fire flavor and a grassy smell; tea with a stale taste is old tea. ◎ Taste: Anji white tea is a high-amino acid product with a fresh taste, sweet aftertaste, and no bitterness; tea with a bitter, burnt, or grassy taste is inferior or counterfeit. ◎ Shape: Due to the strict picking of Anji white tea, the buds and leaves of the finished tea are uniform, with exposed buds and peaks, resembling phoenix feathers; while the strips of foreign white tea are relatively tight and thin, with no obvious buds.
Anji White Tea Brewing Method
Anji white tea is best brewed in a transparent glass cup with water temperature around 85°C. It can be drunk after brewing for about 2 minutes.
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