What tea is Anhui famous for? Introduction to local famous tea varieties
The top ten famous teas of Anhui are the most famous, namely Huangshan Maofeng, Lu'an Guapian, Taiping Houkui, Qimen Black Tea, Tunxi Green Tea, Huoshan Huangya, Yuexi Cuilan, Jingxian Tejian, Yongxi Huoqing, and Tongcheng Xiaohua. Anhui has distinct four seasons and a large temperature difference between day and night, and has been a famous tea-producing region since ancient times.
1. Huangshan Maofeng: It is one of China's top ten famous teas and belongs to the green tea category. Every year around Qingming and Guyu, the first plump and tender buds are picked and hand-fired. The tea has a slightly curled appearance, shaped like a bird's tongue, yellow-tinged green in color, with visible silver hairs and golden-yellow fish leaves. When brewed in a cup, the mist gathers at the top, the liquor is clear and slightly yellow-green, the infused leaves are yellow-green and lively, the taste is mellow and sweet, the aroma is like that of an orchid, and the aftertaste is long and deep.
2. Lu'an Guapian: Lu'an Guapian (also known as Piancha), is a special type of green tea. It is picked from a local unique variety, and after separating the leaves and removing the tender buds and tea stems, it is made through a unique traditional processing technique into a flat, melon-seed-shaped tea. Each single piece of Lu'an Guapian has no stem or bud, is jewel-green in color, glossy with a frost-like bloom, and produces a clear, bright green liquor with a fresh, high aroma and a long, lingering aftertaste.
3. Taiping Houkui: It is a premium famous tea of China and one of the top ten famous teas of the country. Its appearance has two leaves embracing one bud, flat, straight and upright, not scattered, not upturned, not curled; the whole body is covered with white hairs, contained but not exposed; the surface of the leaves is uniformly green and smooth, the back of the leaves is light green, and the veins hide red within the green; when brewed in a cup, the buds and leaves form clusters, either suspended or sinking, suspended in the clear tender green tea liquor, as if several little monkeys are craning and shrinking their heads at you in the cup, with a character of spears and banners gathered and dragons flying and phoenixes dancing. Its taste is fresh, green, mellow, sweet, and refreshing, with a high, lasting aroma, a clear green and bright liquor, and it has the effects of refreshing the mouth, moistening the throat, brightening the eyes, and lifting the spirits.
4. Qimen Black Tea: It is one of the world's four great black teas and also one of China's top ten famous teas. The Qihong production area has superior natural conditions, with many mountains and forests, warm and humid weather, deep soil layers, abundant rainfall, frequent mist and cloud cover, and relatively short sunshine hours, forming a natural excellent environment for tea tree growth and giving rise to the special fragrant, rich taste of “Qihong”.
5. Tunxi Green Tea: The tea strands are tight, even, upright and sturdy, green and glossy in color. After brewing, the liquor is green and bright, the aroma is fresh and high, and the taste is rich, mellow and smooth. It is a famous product among China's green teas.
6. Huoshan Huangya: Huoshan Huangya tea has tight strips, shaped like a bird's tongue, golden yellow in color, with visible white hairs, a yellow-green liquor, a rich and mellow aroma, sweet and refreshing, with a chestnut aroma. The top-grade “Huoshan Huangya” has a tight, fine, strip-like appearance like lotus seeds; its color is yellow, tender and oily, the buds and leaves form clusters, the liquor is clear yellow and bright, and the aroma is fresh and clean.
7. Yuexi Cuilan: Its appearance is beautiful, with buds and leaves connected and naturally spread out, closely resembling a small orchid; its liquor is emerald green and bright, with a lasting aroma; its taste is mellow and sweet in the aftertaste.
8. Jingxian Tejian: Jingxian Tejian has the excellent quality characteristics of emerald green color, even and glossy with visible hairs, lasting tender aroma, high, fresh and rich fragrance, fresh and mellow taste, sweet and refreshing with good endurance for multiple infusions, tender green liquor, clear and bright, and tender yellow infused leaves, even and plump. As a newly created famous tea, when brewed in a cup, the mist gathers at the top, the orchid fragrance spreads all around, the buds and leaves slowly unfold, and it is clear and bright, fresh, mellow and refreshing to taste.
9. Yongxi Huoqing: The finished Huoqing is shaped like beads and makes a sound when dropped into the cup; its color is like dark jade, glossy and showing hairs; the liquor is apricot-yellow, clear and bright, and the taste is mellow, pure and sweet; it is excellent in quality and beautiful in shape, durable for multiple infusions, and convenient to carry, truly a treasure among teas.
10: Tongcheng Xiaohua: The name Tongcheng Xiaohua comes from the fact that when the tea is picked, the orchids on the mountain have also bloomed. The floral fragrance seeps into the tea, and when brewed, a burst of fragrance rushes to the nose, as if you are intoxicated in a tea forest.