Bitan Piaoxue Tea
Bitan Piaoxue Tea Attributes
Leaf Shape
Slender and tight, with white hair exposed
Liquor Color
Green with yellow, golden petals
Fragrance
It has the fragrance of jasmine, which is fresh and lasting.
Taste
Pure and refreshing fragrance, long aftertaste
Brewed Tea Leaves
Bright yellow-green color, tender and sprouty
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Bitan Piaoxue Tea Introduction
Bitan Piaoxue was created in the 1990s by Xu Jinhua, a well-known tea master. Since the 1970s, his handmade scented tea has become famous and is known as “Xugong Tea”. In 1995, the Xinjin Xugong Tea Culture Research Institute was established as an institution specializing in the study of “Bitan Piao Xue”.
Bitan Piaoxue Tea History
In recent years, Bitan Piaoxue has maintained its elegant and noble temperament, ranking first among Sichuan scented teas and winning many fans. The reason for this lies in its three major characteristics——elegance, fascination, and exquisiteness. . “Elegance” lies in the rich culture behind the creation of tea; “mystery” lies in how to make the snow-white petals float on the surface of the tea soup; “excellence” lies in the fact that as soon as Bitan Piaoxue appears, it surpasses all others and ranks among the top Sichuan scented teas. head.
Bitan Piaoxue Tea Origin
Emeishan area, Xinjin County, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province
Bitan Piaoxue Tea Production Process
The raw materials for tea base are mainly green tea buds picked before Qingming Festival, while jasmine flowers are picked with snow-white and crystal buds about to bloom. They are picked in the afternoon as much as possible, before the flowers are fully opened. The process includes two steps: tea base preparation and camellia scenting. The scenting process includes fresh flower maintenance, mixing scented flowers, cooling flowers, and re-firing. Finally, there is no need to separate the flower tea, and the dried flowers are retained for tea.
Bitan Piaoxue Tea Purchase Guide
When purchasing Bitan Piaoxue, you must be sure to identify the place of origin. The scented tea produced in Sichuan is the authentic variety. Among them, Chengdu Tea Co., Ltd. is a locally recognized reputable tea company, represented by “Shu Tao Brand” and “Gongpin Tang”.
Bitan Piaoxue Tea Quality Identification
◎ The appearance of high-quality Bitan Piao Xuehua tea is relatively uniform, with few broken residues, very tightly tied strands, different shades of color, and golden yellow jasmine flowers with complete petals. ◎ After brewing, the petals float on the surface of the tea soup, and the yellow-green tea buds are mainly concentrated in the lower half of the teacup. The tea and flower aromas are very strong, and they are still very obvious after two or three brews. ◎ Although good flower teas have strong fragrance, the fragrance of genuine Bitan Piao Xue is not strong, but pure, refreshing, and light.
Bitan Piaoxue Tea Brewing Method
For daily simple brewing method, you can directly choose to brew in a glass cup or covered bowl. Before putting the tea in, you should first heat the cup, then put in 3 to 5 grams of dry tea, and inject about 150 ml of boiling water. The boiling water temperature should be 80 to 90℃. The best brewing time is 3 minutes, which depends on personal taste.
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