Banzhang tea is one of the types of Puer tea, and its name is derived from the name of its place of origin! Its mouthfeel is full of tea, full of tea soup, evenly distributed, quick to produce body fluid, long aftertaste, very thick and rigid, and you can clearly feel the strength and strength of the tea soup when you drink it.
The origin of Banzhang tea
Banzhang Village belongs to Bulangshan Township, Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. The village has a land area of 166.74 square kilometers, an altitude of 1,500 meters, an annual average temperature of 18-21°C, and an annual precipitation of 1,374 mm. Farmers’ income mainly comes from planting and animal husbandry. Mainly. Banzhang Village Committee belongs to the mountainous area. It is located in the northeast of Brown Mountain Township, 20 kilometers away from Brown Mountain Township Government. The land area is 166.74 square kilometers, the altitude is 1,500 meters, the annual average temperature is 18-21 ℃, and the annual precipitation is 1,374 mm. It is suitable for growing rice, tea and other crops.
The production environment of Banzhang tea
Banzhang Village Committee is located in the hinterland of Bulang Mountain in Menghai. The entire natural village is located in the tropical forest. It is produced in two natural villages. Due to the unique natural environment and climatic conditions of these two natural villages, the banzhang tea produced in these two natural villages has thick and thick cords, and the aroma of tea greens is pure and charming. The breath from the virgin forest makes people feel like they are thousands of miles away. in a large forest. The soup color of Banzhang tea is clear and clear, just like the freshness after rain in the tropical rain forest. The light yellow color is soaked in the aura and essence of Banzhang tea.
And this all comes from the ancient tea garden where Banzhang tea came from. Since the tea garden is located in the virgin forest, the tea trees and the forest grow together, forming a harmonious symbiosis of nature and economic crops in which there are tea trees in the trees and trees in the tea. A benign ecological environment that interacts with each other. Therefore, it is very scattered in the forest, and the scale of each tea garden is not very large. The small ones form a small tea garden, and the large ones are no more than a few hundred. Therefore, the annual production of Banzhang ancient tree tea The yield is very small.
There is a certain distance between tea trees and tea trees, which is very different from the dense row planting of newly opened tea fields. Because each tree has a certain growth space, the trees grow very tall, and some are like big trees. It’s not that the top of the tea tree has been pruned for the sake of picking, it will be more than ten meters high
Features of Banzhang Tea
Appearance: The cords are thick and fine, and the color is shiny. Except for the bud heads that are pekoe, the color of the buds and leaves is dark green and shiny;
Soup color: Different years have different changes. The new tea soup color is clear and gradually changes during the storage process. The old Banzhang tea soup color that has been stored for three years has become bright yellow and oily. And the tea soup is thick and thick.
Fragrance: The fragrance is subdued, the dark fragrance is prominent, and the fragrance of the new tea is more obvious. The fragrance type of 1 to 4 years is generally nectar fragrance, the orchid fragrance is obvious, and the fragrance remains at the bottom of the cup.
Taste: The tea is full of gas, full of tea soup, evenly distributed, quick to produce fluid, long aftertaste, very thick and rigid, and you can clearly feel the strength and strength of the tea soup when you drink it. The bitterness and astringency are very coordinated and melt quickly. They only stay on the palate of the mouth, and when they reach the bottom of the tongue and the throat, they have obviously transformed into sweetness.
Leaf bottom: The leaves are relatively slender, and some are elliptical; the leaves are flexible and thick; the color is relatively uniform, and the hairs on the leaves are obvious.