Dahongpao, the mother tree of Kowloon, is a joke.

If you were given 3 seconds to quickly think of the name of a famous China tea in your mind, which one would you think of?

If you were asked to name a kind of tea in Wuyishan on this basis, what kind of tea would you think of?

Combine these two questions, and the answer will come out, that is: Dahongpao!

Although there are still many people who haven't drunk Dahongpao, but its name has long been heard. There are also many tea lovers who want to have a chance to see the beautiful scenery and savor it.

But before drinking Dahongpao, we still need to know its "life experience" and "experience", because although some misunderstandings are common sense, many new tea lovers are easy to make.

Uncle Cha has experienced such a thing personally. At an important tea party, someone pointed to Dahongpao tea and said something, which embarrassed everyone present.

What is it? There will be answers in the article, and many people have committed crimes.

Question 1: What kind of tea is Dahongpao?

This is the most common and confusing question.

Tea lovers who read this article probably thought Dahongpao was black tea, right?

In fact, Dahongpao means that the tea soup looks orange, not black tea.

Oolong tea (also called green tea) belongs to the six major teas and belongs to semi-fermented tea.

Black tea belongs to fully fermented tea, such as Zhengshan Race, Jin Junmei and Qimen Black Tea.

The hero of the story told by Uncle Cha made this mistake. He just pointed to Dahongpao and said, "This black tea is delicious." .

I wanted to find a topic to ease the atmosphere, but I screwed up because of my "ignorance".

Therefore, if you don't know what kind of tea you are drinking, you'd better not make "smart-ass" remarks, otherwise it will be really embarrassing.

Question 2: What is the relationship between Dahongpao and Wuyi Rock Tea?

Wuyi rock tea refers to "rock bone flower" oolong tea, which belongs to northern Fujian oolong tea series, and Dahongpao is a variety of Wuyi rock tea series.

However, some people call all Wuyi rock teas Dahongpao. Why?

Because in Wuyishan in the early years, in order to promote local tea, we need to use a familiar name as the representative of Wuyi rock tea. On second thought, only Dahongpao is the most famous.

Therefore, for a period of time, Wuyi Rock Tea was represented by Dahongpao. Over time, this habit has been formed, and Wuyi Rock Tea is called Dahongpao.

But with the popularization of Wuyi rock tea knowledge, the name has become less and less.

Question 3: Does Dahongpao tea really cost hundreds of thousands of Jin?

Some time ago, a list of sky-high prices of Wuyi Rock Tea was circulated on the Internet, among which Dahongpao, the mother tree of Kowloon, ranked first at a price of 5.2 million yuan per catty.

Tea lovers who don't know the truth will inevitably have doubts. Is the price of Dahongpao really so expensive?

Uncle Tea can definitely tell everyone that this is fake and hype!

Because from 2006, the mother tree Dahongpao stopped picking and was protected.

Therefore, if someone tells you that he has the mother tree Dahongpao, it is basically a liar.

However, if time goes back 20 years, the mother tree Dahongpao is really worth the price!

1998 at the first China Wuyishan dahongpao tea culture festival, 20 grams of mother tree dahongpao was auctioned at a high price of 156800 yuan; In 2005, at the 12th Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival, the price was 6.5438+0.98 million yuan. In the same year, at the seventh Wuyishan Dahongpao Festival, 20 grams of Wuyishan mother tree Dahongpao was sold at a sky-high price of 208,000 yuan.

The mother tree Dahongpao is undoubtedly precious, but it is no longer drinkable!

Question 4: What is the mother tree Dahongpao?

Mother tree Dahongpao refers to three or six tea trees growing on the rock wall of Kowloon in Wuyishan, which has a history of more than 360 years. As an ancient and famous tree with a long history, the mother tree of Dahongpao has been listed as a world natural and cultural heritage by the United Nations.

These strains of Dahongpao are the purest and most primitive tea trees of Dahongpao, the originator of Dahongpao, and the only ones on 9.6 million square kilometers of land in China!

It is precisely because the mother tree Dahongpao is so precious that there will be 5.2 million hype per catty!

Question 5: Why do people tell me that Dahongpao is a match?

Blending technology is a common technology in Wuyi rock tea making. This technology is most commonly used in Dahongpao, so don't be surprised to hear about blending Dahongpao.

Because the blending technology of rock tea is very mature now, blending can make the taste of tea more abundant. And now the Dahongpao market, most of them are supporting processing.

Teacher Chen Yurong is a famous oolong tea taster and a master of preparing rock tea. The rock tea made by her secret recipe is even more rare.

The picture below shows Chen Yurong's secret recipe manuscript and evaluation results. Can you understand?

Question 6: Can Dahongpao be brewed in a teapot?

Uncle Cha saw that some tea friends like to brew Dahongpao in a teapot, but it is actually wrong.

Because the teapot will absorb the fragrance of tea and the fragrance of Dahongpao.

The aroma of Dahongpao is an important reason why people like it. If the tea fragrance is sucked away, the characteristics of Dahongpao will not be fully displayed, and the fun of drinking Dahongpao will be lost.

Moreover, it is not convenient to observe the dried tea and tea color when brewing Dahongpao in a teapot. It is best to use a bowl covered with white porcelain to make Dahongpao.

Question 7: Will drinking Dahongpao hurt your stomach?

Why does drinking tea hurt your stomach? This is because tea contains a lot of phenols and alkaline substances, which will cause irritation to the stomach after entering the stomach, and then make the stomach feel uncomfortable.

The lower the degree of tea fermentation, the higher the degree of stimulation to the stomach. Green tea is not fermented, so it is the most irritating to the stomach. This is why people with bad stomachs can't drink green tea.

However, Dahongpao is a semi-fermented tea. After a long period of baking, it is already cooked tea, and the tea is mild.

Therefore, drinking Dahongpao will not hurt the stomach, and Dahongpao also has a certain effect of lowering the three highs. People who are obese or have high cholesterol can drink more Dahongpao.

In fact, there are many questions about Dahongpao, and the above are just the most easily misunderstood and frequently made mistakes for your reference.

As the saying goes, "once you enter the tea gate, it is as deep as the sea, and there is no shore and no boundary."

Drinking tea is not only a skill, but also a knowledge. Only when you have an empty cup every day can you taste different surprises and feelings.

Uncle Cha also hopes that all tea lovers who love tea can feel the fun of drinking tea as soon as possible!