Laoshan black tea - "tea from the mountains"
Laoshan black tea is tea produced in high mountains. Laoshan black tea is fermented with Laoshan spring tea. It is different from other tea leaves. It tastes better, and has a rich and sweet taste. Laoshan black tea is a warm tea and is the best drink in spring and winter. Laoshan tea grows slowly, with thick buds and thick leaves, resistant to brewing. The climate in Laoshan area is warm and humid, and the frost period is longer than that in the south due to strong sunlight. In addition, the temperature difference between day and night is large, the growth and development of tea trees are slow, and there is sufficient time to accumulate nutrients. Therefore, Laoshan tea is rich in nutrients, including a large amount of polyphenols, caffeine, and aromatic substances. And protein, amino acids, vitamins and other healthy ingredients.

Tea produce process
(1) Drying
Before the screening of the tea, the purchased tea needs to be dried again. The method is to spread the hairy tea on the bamboo cage and dry it on a charcoal fire. It is necessary to stir the Maocha with a bamboo plaque every 20 minutes.
(2) Screening
There are two methods of sieving tea commonly used in traditional tea making: hand sieve and hanging sieve. The mesh size of the sieve used varies from 1.2-11mm.
(3) Picking
The tea leaves can be picked, and the main purpose of picking is to remove the tea stalks and inferior pieces left in the tea leaves.
(4) Make up fire
In the process of sifting and picking, the tea leaves will inevitably have moisture infiltrating, so it needs to be dried again, that is, the so-called supplementary fire. The method is to first put the tea leaves in a small cloth bag, each bag weighing about 5 catties, and bake it in a baking cage. Every three or four minutes, the cloth bag is lifted and shaken once to make it evenly heated until the tea leaves are white. .
(5) Gongdui
It is to stack all kinds of tea leaves in layers in the yard, pile them into cubes several feet high, and then use a wooden rake to slowly climb and comb, so that the tea leaves slowly flow down and are mixed evenly.
(6) Packaging
When packaging, store in a tin can first, lined with two layers of raw paper on the inside, and one layer of core paper and vellum paper on the outside of the can; shake it tightly, seal it, put it into a wooden box, and seal it at last.

Tea Information
1. Produced in Laoshan District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province
2. Laoshan black tea has a sweet taste, fresh and elegant, and smooth taste. "Accurately speaking, this is called honey fragrance, which is emitted from the inside out by Laoshan golden snails, which is also the biggest difference between Laoshan black tea and other black teas.
3. When storing, pay attention to place in a place that is ventilated and protected from light, and pay attention to moisture-proof and moisture-proof
4. Black tea fully fermented tea is better when stored for a long time.

Tea History
So far, Laoshan tea, which has a history of more than 50 years, has been shown to the world as green tea, and the concept of "Laoshan black tea" has almost never been mentioned by people. Due to the single variety, Laoshan tea is naturally missed from the many black tea consumers in the country. At present, the planting area of ​​Laoshan tea is more than 16,000 mu, with an annual output of more than 800 tons of finished tea, with an output value of over 100 million yuan.

Tea Map
Produced in Laoshan District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province