What exactly is the difference between black tea and rock tea?

The first process is different: black tea is a fully fermented tea. Rock tea is a semi-fermented tea (belonging to the oolong tea category) The second raw material is different:

There are many raw materials for black tea (tea green) that can be made, such as: small vegetable seeds, Fu No. 6, rock tea raw materials: narcissus, cinnamon, Da Hong Pao, Qilan and so on.

The third origin is different, and rock tea is only available in Wuyi Mountain. Black tea can be made all over the country.

First, the type of tea is different.

Rock tea: Rock tea is a category of oolong tea (green tea).

Black tea: Black tea is one of the six major tea categories in China.

Second, the picking time is different.

Rock tea: Rock tea is generally picked after the rains, from mid to late April to May.

Black tea: Black tea can be picked after the Qingming Festival.

Third, the picking standards are different.

Rock tea: The picking standard of rock tea is open picking.

Black tea: The picking standard of black tea is based on a single bud or one bud and one leaf, one bud with two leaves, and one bud with three leaves.

Fourth, the degree of fermentation is different.

Rock tea: Rock tea is a semi-fermented tea with a fermentation degree of 20% to 70%.

Black tea: Black tea is a fully fermented tea, which has the highest degree of fermentation among the six major tea categories in China.

Fifth, the color of the tea soup is different.

Rock tea: The color of the tea soup of rock tea is yellowish.

Black tea: The color of the tea soup of black tea is red.

Sixth, the process is different.

Rock tea: The process of rock tea includes green picking, withering, greening, rolling, roasting, picking and other steps.

Black tea: The process of black tea includes picking, withering, rolling, fermentation, drying and other steps.

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Difference Between Rock Tea and Black Tea:

Different classifications: rock tea and black tea are two completely unused tea categories, rock tea is a kind of oolong tea containing sail difference, which belongs to the semi-fermented tea type, and is also a famous representative tea type in oolong tea, and black tea is a fully fermented tea type in the six major tea categories, representing tea such as Jin Junmei, Zhengshan Xiaozhong, Qimen black tea, etc.

Different tea colors: rock tea and black tea as two different kinds of tea, the color of the finished tea is completely different, rock tea is smoked in the process of making tea, the tea color of the finished tea is dark brown or dark brown, the bottom of the tea after brewing is also black brown, the finished tea leaves of black tea are mostly reddish-brown, and the bottom of the leaves after brewing is also red.

The aroma is different: the tea tree of rock tea mainly grows in the rock crevices on Wuyi Mountain in Fujian Province, the nutrients contained in the tea are abundant, and the content of aromatic substances is relatively more.

Different quality: the quality of the tea soup after rock tea and black tea brewing also has its own color, rock tea has a unique rock bone flower fragrance, the tea soup after the finished tea brewing is loved by people in four aspects: live, sweet, clear and fragrant, the bottom of the leaf has the characteristics of green leaves and red borders, and the main quality of black tea leaf color is red soup and red leaves.

Knowledge of rock tea and black tea

Rock tea is named because "there is tea in the rock, and there is no tea in the rock". It is a semi-fermented tea, green tea (oolong tea), and is known for its unique rock rhyme of "rock bone flower fragrance". The main production area is Wuyi Mountain Tea Area, Fujian Province, China.

Wuyi Mountain Tea Area is located in the northwest of Fujian Province and has the reputation of "Qixiu Jia in the southeast".

Black tea. In the process of processing, the chemical reaction centered on the enzymatic oxidation of tea polyphenols occurred in black tea, and the composition of fresh leaves changed greatly, and the tea polyphenols decreased by more than 90, resulting in new components and aroma substances such as theaflavins and thearubigins, which had the characteristics of black tea, red soup, red leaves, and sweet and mellow. The black tea varieties are more famous for Keemun black tea.

Rock tea: Rock tea is an oolong tea (green tea) category. Black tea: Black tea is one of the six major tea categories in China.

Wuyishan rock tea is a semi-fermented tea (a type of green tea), while black tea is a fermented tea, and the two types of tea are not of the same type.