Gold Medal Huiming Tea
Gold Medal Huiming Tea Attributes
Leaf Shape
Strong and tight, straight and slightly flat
Liquor Color
Emerald green
Fragrance
High and lasting, with floral and fruity scent
Taste
Fresh and sweet
Brewed Tea Leaves
Tender and even
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Gold Medal Huiming Tea Introduction
The Gold Award Huiming Tea is a famous historical tea. Its “one cup is fresh, two cups are strong, three cups are mellow, and four and five cups have lingering charm”. It has a strong and long-lasting taste, and a fresh, mellow and sweet aftertaste. This is the characteristic of an elegant famous tea and can be called the best of famous teas.
Gold Medal Huiming Tea History
It is said that tea was produced in Huiming Temple in the Tang Dynasty. In the 18th year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1482), Huiming tea was listed as a tribute. Later, in 1915, it won the first-class certificate and gold medal at the Panama World Expo. From then on, people called it “Gold Award Huiming”. This tea was twice rated as a national famous tea by the Ministry of Commerce in 1982 and 1986; it was rated as “Zhejiang Province’s Top Ten Famous Teas” in 2004 and 2009; and won the gold medal in the green tea category of the Shanghai World Expo famous tea competition in 2010.
Gold Medal Huiming Tea Origin
The area around Huiming Temple on Chimu Mountain in Jingning She Autonomous County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, mainly located on the waist of Chimu Mountain at an altitude of 500-700 meters
Gold Medal Huiming Tea Production Process
Generally, picking begins around the spring equinox, and the requirements are “one tender, two uniform, and three fresh”. “One tender” means that the picking standard is mainly one bud and one leaf; “two uniform” means that the size and length are basically the same; “three fresh” means that the tea basket is clean and breathable, and the buds and leaves are gently placed in the basket without strong pressure. It is forbidden to pick rainwater leaves and dew leaves. The leaves are picked on the same day and the production is completed on the same day. After the fresh leaves are picked, they are processed through the processes of spreading, killing, rolling, straightening, lifting and shaping, spreading and cooling, and frying. In the process of manual frying, the temperature of the pot is gradually lowered after the tea leaves are killed, and the tea leaves are kneaded and tossed in the pot. When the tea leaves begin to bend, a combination of rolling and tossing is used to shape them. In order to improve efficiency, mechanical tea making has begun to be used.
Gold Medal Huiming Tea Purchase Guide
Gold Award Huiming Tea has special 1, 2 and 3 as high-end famous teas; 1-2 grades are mid-range famous teas; 3-4 grades are low-end famous teas. The most precious quality is the Gold Award Huiming Tea before Qingming Festival. The most authentic Gold Award Huiming Tea is produced in the Huiming Temple of Chimu Mountain and Liantou Village. When buying, you should look for the “Huiming” brand trademark (after integration, Jingning Huiming Tea will uniformly use the “Huiming” trademark). Gold Award Huiming Tea has famous brand products such as “Yuxiang Brand” and “Tengyun Jinlong Brand”.
Gold Medal Huiming Tea Quality Identification
The authentic gold medal Huiming tea itself has a light orchid aroma and smells a little sweet. After brewing, it has a rich floral fragrance, orchid fragrance, and fruity sweetness. The buds in the cup stand upright and lifelike.
Gold Medal Huiming Tea Brewing Method
Gold Medal Huiming Tea is relatively delicate and is best brewed in a transparent glass cup. The water temperature should be around 85°C and the ratio of tea to water should also be appropriate. Usually the ratio of tea to water is 1:50 to 1:60 (i.e. 50 to 60 ml of water for 1 gram of tea).
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