What kind of tea is Anji white tea?

Anji white tea (white leaf tea) is a rare variation tea, which belongs to "low temperature sensitive" tea, and its threshold is about 23℃. Tea trees produce "white tea" for a short time, usually only about one month. Take Anji, Zhejiang as an example. In spring, due to the lack of chlorophyll, the buds germinated before Qingming are white.

Before Grain Rain, the color faded, mostly jade white. From rain to summer solstice, it gradually turned into a white and green mosaic. In Zhixia, bud leaves are completely green, which is no different from ordinary green tea. It is precisely because the magical Anji white tea is picked, processed and made in a specific whitening period that the leaves of the tea are jade white after soaking, which is the unique feature of Anji white tea.

Extended data shape: the tenderness is more than one million and fat, and the plump and tender leaves are the top grade; If the millibuds are sparse, the quality is secondary; If the leaves are old and tender or the old leaves are mixed with wax leaves, the quality is poor.

Leaf phase: the leaves are flat and stretched, the leaf edge is rolled again, the leaf bulge is corrugated, the bud leaves are slightly closed, the tip of the leaf is upturned and broken, and the quality is the best; Leaves spread out, folded and bent, and the quality is second.

Color: silvery white with luster, grayish green (silvery white on the back of leaves) or dark green and green, which is the top grade; Iron plate color, followed by quality; Grass green yellow, black, red and waxy luster, the worst quality.

Cleanliness: No Fructus Aurantii, old terrier, old leaves and wax leaves are required. If there are impurities in tea, the quality will be poor.

Taste: fresh, mellow and sweet are the top grades; Rough and weak is poor.

Aroma: the top grade is fragrant, fresh and pure; It is weak, smelly, stale and fermented.

Soup color: apricot yellow, apricot green, clear and bright is the top grade; The red and black ones are very poor.

Leaf bottom: the top grade is even, fat and tender, with many strong buds and bright leaves; Stiff, broken, dark, bonus, yellow and red edges scorched leaves are poor.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Anji white tea