Tianmu Qingding Tea
Tianmu Qingding Tea Attributes
Leaf Shape
The strips are tight and slightly flat, shaped like a sparrow's tongue, with exposed buds
Liquor Color
Dark green and slightly yellow, oily and shiny
Fragrance
Long-lasting fragrance
Taste
Fresh and refreshing
Brewed Tea Leaves
Buds and leaves
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Tianmu Qingding Tea Introduction
Tianmu Qingding is a famous historical tea that has been restored to production. It is also called Tianmu Cloud Tea. It is an organic tea that is not fertilized with pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Most of the tea trees in Tianmu Mountain are distributed in mountain valleys with good natural conditions at an altitude of 600 to 1,200 meters. There is a saying: “Tianmu Mountain has beautiful mountain scenery, and Qingding Cloud Tea is fragrant.” After drinking Tianmu Mountain tea, the Ming Dynasty poet Yuan Hongdao exclaimed: “The fragrance of the first tea is far better than Longjing.”
Tianmu Qingding Tea History
Tianmu Qingding was listed as a tribute as early as the Ming Dynasty; it was successfully redeveloped in 1979. In 1986, the tea was rated as “Top Ten Famous Teas in Zhejiang” by the Zhejiang Food Industry Association; in 2010, it was approved for registration as a geographical indication certification trademark after review by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
Tianmu Qingding Tea Origin
Taizi Temple and Longxu Temple in Dongtianmu Mountain, Lin’an City, Zhejiang Province, Xili and Xiaolingkeng in Yangling, Zhujia Village in Dongkeng, Senluoping in Hengdu, Lingxiao Peak in Jingshan, Longgong Mountain, Baiyun Mountain, etc.
Tianmu Qingding Tea Production Process
It is required to pick the tea leaves in the morning on a sunny day after the dew on the tea trees has dried up. Use your fingers to lift and pick, do not pinch with your fingernails, and do not bring fish leaves. The picking standard is fresh leaves with one bud and one leaf or one bud and two leaves that are just beginning to unfold, that is, the “sparrow tongue” shape. After picking the fresh leaves, they are processed through six processes: spreading, killing green, cooling, rolling, frying and drying. The production process of Tianmu Qingding tea is delicate. When frying tea, dry branches are used as fuel, not hard wood and branches and leaves, to prevent the fire temperature from being too high or too low to affect the color, aroma and taste of the finished tea. When killing green, stir-fry with bamboo chopsticks in a pan, and stir-fry thoroughly; roll and rub gently on coarse linen, and do not rub out tea juice. After rubbing, it is first fried and dried.
Tianmu Qingding Tea Purchase Guide
Tianmu Qingding is divided into five grades, namely Dinggu, Yuqian, Meijian, Meibai and Xiaochun, according to the different picking time, standards and roasting methods; there are also five grades, namely Dinggu, Maofeng, Xiyouqing, Zhongyouqing and Cuyouqing. Among them, Dinggu and Yuqian belong to spring tea, called “Qingding”, with the youngest and finest tea buds, green in color and delicious in taste, and of particularly good quality; Meijian and Meibai are called “Maofeng”; Xiaochun is a high-grade green tea.
Tianmu Qingding Tea Quality Identification
◎ Tianmu Qingding dry tea is straight and tight, with thick leaves, exposed buds and dark green color. ◎ After brewing, the taste is fresh and refreshing, with a lasting fragrance; the soup is clear and bright, and the buds and leaves are clearly visible. It is a good tea with color, fragrance and taste. After brewing 3 times in a row, the color, fragrance and taste are still there.
Tianmu Qingding Tea Brewing Method
Tianmu Qingding tea should be brewed in a transparent glass cup with water temperature of about 85℃. First put 3 grams of tea leaves, then add a little boiling water, shake the cup to let the tea leaves fully absorb water; then pour water along the edge of the teacup, it is best to make the tea leaves roll up and down when pouring water, wait for 2 minutes and then drink. When there is still 1/3 of the water left in the cup, add more boiling water. If Tianmu Qingding tea is brewed with Tianmu Qingquan, the fragrance and taste are excellent, which can be called a perfect match.
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