Tan Yang Gong Fu Black Tea - one of most popular everyday grades of black tea
Tan Yang Gong Fu Black Tea (Chinese: 坦洋功夫) is from the Fengqin county of the Fujian province of China. This hand picked and produced tea is made from one bud and one leaf of the Yunan larger leaf variety of the tea trees. After picking it is meticulously processed by hand using the traditional “Gongfu” processing techniques, and then fully oxidised (fermented). While not containing as much caffeine as coffee, its moderate caffeine and lively taste is perfect to give you a good boost to get you started in the morning. Also it is used as a relatively high end gourmet black tea and is sometimes used in various tea blends.
Tea produce process
The tea is produced at an average elevation of 600-800 meters above sea
level. This tea is picked in the middle of April, with a picking
standard of 1 bud to 2-3 tender leaves. Fresh tea leaves will be carried
back to the factory where they are left to wither in the shade or under
sunshine for a few hours to loose some of their moisture. After the
leaves have been withered, they use a special wind tunnel made from
woven bamboo or wood. The tunnel is about 3 feet tall and has three
layers of bamboo with holes for wind to travel through. The leaves are
set on the top sheet of bamboo for about 5 hours to remove about 50% of
their moisture. After the wind tunnel, tea makers will fire the tea in a
hot rolling machine to soften the leaves before they are kneaded. This
is done quickly yet carefully, so as not to denature the enzymes in the
leaf that will drive its oxidation. Tea makers use a kneading machine to
squeeze out even more moisture and spur on oxidation the leaves. After
this, the tea will be processed in to its shape by wrapping the leaves
in fabric and placing them in a small 1/2 tall square box for a few
hours. This slowly finishes the oxidation process. During this time, the
tea master will check the leaves every so often to mix and distribute
their heat and also check the quality of their aroma and color. When the
leaves have just turned to brown, the tea master will stop oxidation
and send to the oven to dry. They must be very careful to not
over-oxidize the tea, otherwise it will turn sour. After the tea has
been dried in the oven, the leaves are sorted by hand to remove
untwisted large leaves and sprigs.
Tea Information
- Grown on Fengqing county, Fujian
- pekoe colored is mix orange buds with black leaves
- A bright orange-red coloured tea
- A rich, complex but smooth and fresh taste
- Moderate caffeine
Tea History
Tanyang Gongfu originated from Tanyang Village in Baiyun Mountain, Fu'an. It was said that Qing Xianfeng and Tongzhi years (AD 1851 - 1874), and Tan Fu Village had Hu Fusi (also known as Hu Jinsi), and the trial of black tea succeeded. Guangzhou sales and marketing in Western Europe. It was very popular. Since then, tea merchants have come to the mountains to seek the market, and they have come and set up foreign banks. After the change of tea layout, they changed from "red" to "green", and there are still few Tanyang efforts. In recent years, through the efforts of relevant departments, Tanyang has recovered and developed. [1] Tanyang Gongfu uses the excellent varieties of clones as raw material tea, through the initial process of withering, sputum, fermentation, drying, etc., followed by screening, shaking, wind selection, picking, re-heating, stacking and other processes. Made of refined, the product has a special type of high-grade black tea, as well as grade black tea. Just like Wuyi’s Zhengshan small black tea is the best of Jinjunmei, Tanyang Kungfu black tea also has the best grade of tea, that is, “Guiling Black Tea”, the yield of this variety is very small, only the tea of Fuan and Shouning Between Ling Village and Chaping Village, there is only 10 kilometers above sea level at an altitude of 1080 meters. It is very rare.Tea Map
Grown on Fengqing county, Fujian province, China
Tan Yang Gong Fu Black Tea
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- Product Code:
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$1.90
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