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Deference between Fen flavor and Luzhou flavor Oolong Leaf Tea

by HongRong L. ceramicslife

The comparison of "Fen-flavor" and "luzhou-flavor" Oolong Leaf Tea: Oolong Leaf Tea is one of the six major teas in China, which is regarded as "the special tea in China". Historically, Oolong Leaf Tea mostly concentrated in the northern Fujian, and Guangdong, Chaozhou and Shantou and China's Taiwan region. Marketability of Oolong Leaf Tea with the corresponding color varieties: Wuyi Yancha, Anxitieguanyin Phoenix Dancong and Donging. In this article, I will make some comparisons "Fen-flavor" and "luzhou-flavor" Oolong Leaf Tea to you.

 

1.      Different quality between the "Fen-flavor" Oolong leaf tea and traditional Oolong leaf tea

"Fen" oolong leaf tea production technology sui generis, its appearance and traditional tea aroma and distinct than Fujian traditional "green leaves and red rimmed" Anxi oolong leaf tea, "Fen" Oolong leaf tea is obviously a "Green" Features: Green tea is dry, the liquor color green, Green leaves. Its shape is spherical or hemispherical, after brewing tea bud shape appeared in the cup, the tea aroma fragrance lasting, bottomed out, tender flavor back to Gan, bottom of leaves soft. As the frozen top Oolong Tea, forms a hemispherical, cord tight knot, dry tea color ink green oil, fragrance assail the nostrils, strong taste fresh, entrance Sheng Jin, fall throat Gan slip, flavor, soup color is bright and honey liquor color bright yellow clarification.

To the traditional production of the "luzhou-flavor" oolong leaf tea, including Wuyi Yancha, northern Fujian Narcissus, Tieguanyin, and other Phoenix-Maple. 

Wuyi Yancha has sturdy shape, tight knot of twisted cable, leveling; convey frog skin of the white-sand, commonly known as the "back HAMA"; Its color is green with black, commonly known as "Glory"; net for the better, not over the old leaves and tender stems; tea aroma of thick, deep and lasting better than orchids; "Liuzhou-flavor" but clean taste, health-back sweet; Although concentrated drink but no bitter taste, this feature was praised as "petrous bone Fragrant Flowers", commonly known as "rock rhyme "liquor color deep orange or yellow, clear, beautiful, the bottom of the leaves, the center of the leaves are yellow-green.

 Narcissus northern Fujian has tight knot of heavy cable, color green, oil sands; rich aroma, with orchid fragrance; mellow taste; clear liquor color orange; the bottom of the leaves thick soft, in a " Three red, seven green " shape. 

Anxitieguanyin , curly, fat round knot, it Leveling heavy, oily sand color Green, Green Beattie was the first Green abdominal dragonfly-shaped golden liquor color, the clear bright; the bottom of the leaves is hypertrophy, a silk surface gloss; endoplasmic "Phonology "unique, Orchid fragrance; Combed mellow taste of fresh, long aftertaste," The seven bubble have lingering fragrance "Fitch.

Guangdong Phoenix single longitudinal shape cord strong and straight, tight and even; color greyish brown oily luster, like eel color; high fragrance lasting, with the natural fragrance; Zi leaves thick alcohol sweet; liquor color and bright color yellow; bottom of leaves and fresh, with red trim, willing to drink after resistance brewing.  

 

2.      Different cost between the "Fen-flavor" and "luzhou-flavor" Oolong Leaf Tea

According to the investigating officers revealed that tea market, "Fen" oolong leaf tea consumption crowd there are three main characteristics: First, a youth oriented, 21-35-year-old age group, the proportion of the larger, and more women than men; Second, the majority of intellectuals the third is in the consumers love to buy tea shops, mainly because prices for tea shops, reliable, courteous service.

 "Luzhou" oolong leaf tea consumption crowd mainly to old customers, these consumers "Luzhou" fond of oolong leaf tea, and most of them are coming, the rich and idle, cultural qualities, most spending power Strong.  At present, the market price of Wuyi Yancha generally low for 500 yuan per 500 grams, Dahongpao even as high as the highest price 8,800 yuan per 500 grams.  This price trend shows that the "flavor" of the strong market potential of Oolong leaf tea.

 

3.      Different skills between the "Fen-flavor" and "luzhou-flavor" Oolong Leaf Tea

Using different methods of tea processing system is the product of different aroma characteristics.  Oolong leaf tea processing methods integrated tea and green tea processing method has the advantage, with both semi-fermented Chaozhi processes, as tea with floral, fruity aroma, commonly known as "manufacturing incense."  Oolong leaf tea impact "create-" The main factors are: Make Green, kneading and baking package.

l  Make Green: "Fen-flavor" and "luzhou-flavor" Oolong Leaf Tea all require sun Green.  For "Fen" Green tea to a lesser extent, if not by the sun Green, the fragrance was difficult.  Oolong leaf tea from Anxi relatively traditional, "Fen" Green tea drying is a moderate degree of partial light, water loss rate of 8% -12% suitable.  Under the general drying in front of the Green mixing up three times, under-Green-2 at room temperature 20-22 degrees and relative humidity 70%.  Wuyi Yancha, general make Green, 8-10, lasted 6-8 hours in the indoor make Green, Room 24-26 degrees at temperature, relative humidity 80% 85%, to turn up the heat when the room temperature below 20 degrees.

l  Knead: In the "Fen" Oolong Leaf Tea kneading molding process, always around the fresh green, rapid prototyping this thread, made of mung bean shape, has a good product appearance and high appreciation value, compared to traditional wuyi rock tea anxi oolong leaf tea dragonfly head and the bulky healthy and vigorous line shape.

l  Baking: Baking is the ending process of oolong leaf tea. Traditional anxi oolong leaf tea has fire skills, but fire is to dull. "Fen" oolong leaf tea is simmered roasting is to make products aroma folding of the hidden, improve tea, counter doesn't do green lighter, sweet smell of defects, so also called "baking titian skills". Guangdong chaoshan and Minnan area prefer tea caramel aroma, should be relative distances baking temperature, baking time. Typical representative of luzhou-flavor "oolong leaf tea wuyi rock tea, baking wool fire and foot. Fire needs high temperature baking, MAO trek tasted alcohol degrees, opened the aroma and deepen color; By way of thermalization of sufficient fire is continuous simmers baked for a long time, is not only to guarantee the quality of water, and to enhance the tang, trek tasted alcohol degrees, promote tea, all have very good effect.

      Tea culture is broad and profound. As a tea lover, I would like to share something about tea with you, for example, Oolong Leaf Tea in Teanaga, Chinese Puer Tea and so on. If you are a tea lovers, you can enter www.teanaga.com  to learn more about teas or buy some tea to enjoy. In addition, if you find some wrong in my article, welcome to point out to me. Best wish!


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