Where Are Scented Teas Produced? A Detailed Guide to the Main Producing Regions Across the Country

Scented tea is a type of reprocessed tea, made by processing the flowers and leaves of plants and then brewing them. Scented tea has a unique fragrance, and many people enjoy drinking it. What are the producing regions of scented tea?

1. Scented Tea Producing Regions

Scented tea is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Yunnan and other places. Different types of scented tea have different producing regions.

2. Characteristics and Classification of Jasmine Tea

China has many varieties of scented tea, among which jasmine tea has the largest output. Through a series of production processes, jasmine tea has a lasting fragrance, a bright tea liquor, and a mellow, fresh taste. Jasmine tea has certain effects of strengthening the spleen and regulating qi, and calming the nerves.

Main Classifications

1. Longtuanzhu

Longtuanzhu jasmine tea is produced in Fuzhou, Fujian. It is a traditional local famous brand product among Fuzhou jasmine teas. Quality characteristics: the appearance is round, tight, heavy and solid, and uniform; the internal quality has a fresh and strong aroma, a mellow taste, a yellow and bright liquor color, and a thick and plump brewed leaf.

2. Guangxi Scented Tea

Guangxi scented tea uses jasmine flowers produced in Hengxian, Guangxi. Hengxian is China's largest jasmine production base and was named “Hometown of Chinese Jasmine” by the State Forestry Administration and the China Flower Association.

3. Suzhou Scented Tea

Produced by the Suzhou Tea Factory in Jiangsu Province, this tea is made by selecting baked green tea from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, which has good aroma-absorbing properties, as the tea base, and combining it with fresh-scented, mature, large, white, smooth jasmine flowers through fine scenting, involving more than ten processing steps. The finished Suzhou jasmine tea has a tightly rolled, fine and uniform appearance, with visible white down, and the dry tea has a glossy color; after brewing, the tea liquor is clear and transparent, and the brewed leaf is tender; the aroma is fresh, rich and high, and it tastes brisk on the palate with good lasting power.

4. Zhenghe Silver Needle

Produced by the Zhenghe Tea Factory in Fujian, its appearance has plump and strong buds, covered with down, shaped like silver needles, with a glossy color; the internal quality has a clear and bright liquor color, a fragrant and rich floral aroma that still remains after brewing 3-4 times, a fresh, strong, mellow and sweet aftertaste, and a thick, even and tender brewed leaf, each piece like a needle.

5. Jinhua Jasmine

Also known as “Jinhua scented tea”, produced in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province. It is made by selecting fine green tea as the tea base and scenting it with high-quality jasmine flowers that are round-headed, large, plump, white, glossy and fragrant. During production, three important steps must be grasped: the fresh flowers releasing fragrance, the tea base absorbing fragrance, and re-firing to preserve fragrance.

6. Sichuan Jasmine Tea

This tea uses Sichuan green tea produced in Mount Emei, Mount Meng, Yibin and other places in Sichuan as the tea base, and has a unique scenting process. Representative varieties are Bitan Piaoxue and Linhu Piaoxue, with a distinctive style. Sichuan scented tea all uses local natural fresh flowers from Sichuan for scenting, with Sichuan pre-Qingming tea as the tea base and multiple rounds of scenting. When drinking this tea, the floral fragrance does not cover the tea fragrance, and the tea fragrance is mixed with the floral fragrance; the taste is fresh and brisk, with rich layers.

Scented tea has a unique taste, and different types carry their own floral fragrances. Friends who are interested can choose the flavor they like and brew a pot to taste.