What is the shape of the big red robe, and what are the varieties of the big red robe

The appearance of the big red robe:

The shape is tightly knotted, the color is greenish and brown, the soup color is orange and yellow after brewing, the leaves are red and green, and the typical leaves have the beauty of green leaves and red borders.

Da Hong Pao is divided into four varieties: Bird's Tongue, Beidou, Qi Dan, and Commodity Da Hong Pao, of which Beidou and Bird Tongue are the offspring of the vegetative reproduction of the Da Hong Pao mother tree, while Qi Dan is homologous to the No. 2 and No. 6 strains in the Jiulong Da Hong Pao Mother Tree, which is the real Da Hong Pao, and the commercial Da Hong Pao is made of more than three strains of tea.

The rank of the big red robe:

1.Extra-grade red robe.

The Dahongpao grade picked in spring is the best, and there are generally no pests and diseases in the spring tea season, and no pesticides are used, and the tea leaves are pollution-free, so the tea at this time is often the best tea quality in the year.

The shape of the tea leaves is firm, the aroma is strong and long, and the taste is mellow and sweet.

2.First-class red robe.

The summer harvest of Da Hong Pao coincides with hot weather, and although the new shoots of tea trees grow quickly, they are also prone to aging. The content of amino acids and vitamins in tea is reduced, which makes the aroma not as strong as that of spring tea; The increase in anthocyanins, caffeine, and tea polyphenols makes the tea taste slightly bitter, so the quality is slightly inferior to that of the special Dahongpao.

3.Second-class big red robe.

In the later stage of autumn tea, although the climate is relatively mild, the rainfall is insufficient, and the Dahongpao tea leaves picked are relatively dry and old. Tea trees have been harvested in spring tea and summer tea, and the nutrition of tea leaves is lacking, so not only the taste of tea is weak, but also the aroma is not good, and the leaf color is yellow.

There are four main categories of Da Hong Pao on the market today.

1. Superb - Da Hong Pao Mother Tea

"The ancient famous tea tree, born in the cliff" refers to the mother tree of the big red robe that grows on the steep cliff of the Kowloon Cave. Due to the scarcity of production, it is regarded as a rarity. There are a total of six strains of Dahongpao mother tea, of which four are Qidan and two are Beidou.

Six plants of Da Hong Pao mother tea, the annual output is less than 1 kg.

2. Boutique--Da Hong Pao, which is asexually propagated from mother tea

In the 70s of the last century, the branches were cut from the mother tree of Da Hong Pao in Jiulong Cave for propagation and cuttings, and Da Hong Pao was cultivated in a large area. This kind of big red robe is divided into Zhengyan, Banyan and Zhou tea according to different origins. The large-scale cultivation of Dahongpao maintains the original quality characteristics of the mother tree, and there is still a residual fragrance after brewing 10 dishes, and the soup is mellow and sweet, and the aroma is elegant.

3. Top-grade - made of a variety of high-quality red robes

Now the commodity tea that Fan Zheng can see in the market is a tea product with the name of Da Hong Pao. This kind of tea product is generally blended with a variety of high-quality fir trees in accordance with the principle of "rock bone flower fragrance", which is the most common Dahongpao category in the market.

4. Defective products - mixed by poor quality red robes

Da Hong Pao tea has been hyped, **skyrocketing, up to 100,000 yuan per catty, the lowest is one or two hundred yuan, ** different, the quality is also uneven, the fourth type of Da Hong Pao is made of a variety of poor quality Da Hong Pao types mixed, and the quality of the sedan car line can not be guaranteed.

Da Hong Pao is an oolong tea, which belongs to semi-fermented tea, and Da Hong Pao can be divided into Zhengyan tea, semi-rock tea and Zhou tea according to the region.

1. Zhengyan tea.

It grows in the Wuyi Mountain Scenic Area, that is, Zhengyan tea, which includes three pits, two caves, two streams, and inner and outer ghost caves.

1. The mother tree of the big red robe.

"The ancient famous tea tree, born in the cliff" refers to the mother tree of the big red robe that grows on the steep cliff of the Kowloon Cave. Due to the scarcity of production, it is regarded as a rarity. There are a total of six strains of Dahongpao mother tea, of which four are Qidan and two are Beidou.

In 1972, the United States visited China and gave 200g of Da Hong Pao mother tea as a gift to the United States. These 200g tea leaves are already half of the production of Dahongpao mother tea that year, which shows the preciousness of Dahongpao mother tea. Since May 2006, Wuyishan City has decided to stop harvesting and keep the mother tree Dahongpao, and implement special protection and management, so the Dahongpao mother tree tea has become a superb.

2. Three pits, two caves and two streams.

Three pits refer to Huiyuan pit, Niulankeng (Niulankeng is rich in cinnamon, commonly known as "beef"), Dakengkou, two holes refer to Jiulongyao (where the mother tree of Dahongpao is located) and bamboo kiln, two streams refer to Liuxiang Stream and Huyuan Stream, Wuyi Mountain Scenic Area in the boutique Zhengyan Dahongpao brewing 10 after brewing 10 still have residual fragrance, the soup is mellow and sweet, the aroma is elegant. It is a rare oolong boutique, and it is the carrying tea product of Wuyi rock tea.

Second, half rock tea.

Banyan tea refers to the Dahongpao that is located outside the Wuyi Mountain Scenic Area, but is still planted in a large area in Wuyi Mountain. The Banyan tea area is rich in famous fir "cinnamon" and "narcissus", and also produces "water golden turtle", "iron arhat", "white cockscomb" and other famous fir trees.

All kinds of famous fir trees, due to the careful selection and planting, carefully fried and baked, the quality is so famous that enthusiasts have always spared no expense to buy. However, the production of fir tea is very small, the quality is distinctive, and the myths and legends make it more precious and often difficult to taste.

3. Zhou Tea Continental tea is Zhou tea planted in a large area outside Wuyi Mountain and in the surrounding plains.

Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty wrote: "The strange tea by the stream crowns the world, and the Wuyi immortals have planted it since ancient times." In short, Wuyi Rock Tea Da Hong Pao is as famous as the scenery of Wuyi, which is the so-called "Zhen Shan River Elite Grace Bell, Taste the Victory of Rock Bone Flowers".

The national standard classifies Dahongpao from the perspective of variety: the latest national standard GB18745-2006 only defines one classification standard, that is, product standards, and Wuyi rock tea products are divided into five types: Dahongpao, Mingfir, cinnamon, narcissus, and strange species.

In the previous GB18745-2002 standard, it was distinguished from three aspects: variety, famous fir and product, and the variety classification included: narcissus, cinnamon, Wuyi vegetable tea, bantam oolong, etc.; The classification of famous fir includes: Da Hong Pao, Iron Arhat, White Rooster Comb, Water Golden Turtle, Half Heavenly Waist, Beidou, etc.; The product category also includes five types: Da Hong Pao, Ming Fir, Cinnamon, Narcissus, and Strange Species.

It should be said that the latest national standards only classify rock tea from the perspective of products, which is more conducive to the circulation cognition and standardized management of Wuyi rock tea as a commodity (product) in the market.

The origin of the name of the big red robe is in the Ming Dynasty Hongwu 18 years, that is, in 1385 A.D., the son Ding Xian went to Beijing to take the exam, passed by Wuyi Mountain and suddenly fell ill, and then met a monk of Tianxin Yongle Temple, he gave Ding Xian his treasure of tea to drink, Ding Xian was cured after drinking, and later Ding Xian pressed the big red robe on the tea tree that produced this tea, so it was named.

The reason why the big red core beam robe is called the big red robe is because in the 18th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, that is, in 1385 AD, the son Ding Xian went to Beijing to take the exam, and when he passed by Wuyi Mountain, he suddenly fell ill and had unbearable abdominal pain, but fortunately Ding Xian met a monk of Tianxin Yongle Temple.

Ding Xian asked the monk about the origin of the tea, and the monk told Ding Xian that he could get it by taking off his big red robe and going around the tea bush three times, and pressing the big red robe on the tea tree, so this tea has the well-known name of "big red robe".

The history of the big red robe is rare, the recognized big red robe is also sold only the few trees on the rock wall of the Nine Dragons, even in the best years, the output of the big red robe is only a few hundred grams, so the big red robe is a well-deserved Wuyi famous fir in the mountain, the champion in tea.