YinZhen Baihao(Silver Needle)
This exquisite tea is made only from new buds that are picked before they start to open. 'Baihao' (pek-ho) refers to the tiny
white hairs on the underside of each tightly curled leaf bud and which give the tea its beautiful silvery velvet appearance.
Yinzhen is picked for only a few days each spring and is sometimes also referred to as Silver Needle White Fur, or Yinfeng. The neatly pointed silver buds stand upright in the water to give a pale yellow liquor that is smooth, sweet and extremely elegant.The production of this tea, as we know it today, dates from the early Jia Qing period of the Qing dynasty (1796). This tea was grown exclusively as a tribute paid to the emperor At the time, wild tea buds were picked in the Fuding region. After 1885, these were replaced by the buds of the Da Bai tea tree. Considered a great delicacy, this tea is made from a harvest of fine picking in which only the buds are taken. Brewing Method
The first is to prepare the tea set. We usually choose the transparent glass, so that we can enjoy the posture of the pekoe silver needle in the cup, the color of the soup and the constantly changing tea sprout from every Angle. Take 2-3 grams of pekoe silver needle and put it into a glass.
Soak the tea leaves in boiling water and pour away the water after about 10 seconds. Then, with the high impact method, into 95℃ boiling water, water with 70~ 80% full is appropriate. After soaking for about 10 minutes, you can carry the cup to smell the fragrance, appreciate the soup and taste. Small mouth taste, after the mouth feeling full of raw fragrance, taste alcohol, thick,sweet, let a person aftertaste endless.
The taste of silver needle tea is endless. Newly brewed tea, white and soft leaves float or sink, contrasting with the hot white smoke. Among the clouds, a wave of fragrant nose and come, ooze through the heart and lungs. Later, silver needle tea from recumbent to upright, standing in the middle, slowly down, gradually unfold the delicate leaves. Side product side appreciate, make a person relaxed and happy, the end in the hand feel its expensive such as precious, really fondle admiringly.
