Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Chinese black tea and Western black tea?
Chinese black tea uses small-leaf or large-leaf tea trees, which are hand-picked and made with traditional and innovative techniques to create complex flavors of flowers, fruits, honey or smoke. Western black tea usually uses large-leaf varieties, which are made into crushed tea through CTC (crush-tear-curl) process obtain a strong refreshing feeling and are optimized for the taste of milk and sugar. Chinese tea pursues the pure taste of tea.
Why are your lapsang souchong and Jinjunmei so famous?
Lapsang souchong black tea was first created by our company family's ancestors. It has the aroma of pine smoke and longan, and is the originator of the world's black tea. Jinjunmei was first created by Jiang Yuanxun, the founder of Zhengshantang. It has the aroma of flower, fruit and honey, and a sweet taste. It is a representative work of China's high-end black tea. They not only have a profound historical heritage and unique production process, but also have obvious advantages in aroma, taste and appearance.
What is the correct way to brew Chinese black tea?
①Use pure water above 95°C. ②Use a 120-150 ml covered bowl and add 3-5 grams of tea leaves. ③Drain the tea immediately after the first three infusions, soak for 10 seconds for the 4th-6th infusion to increase the aroma, and extend the infusion time by 5 seconds each time thereafter. High-quality black tea can be brewed more than 8 times in a row
Why can Chinese black tea be steeped multiple times?
Unlike tea bags with crushed leaves, high-quality loose leaf tea extracts substances more slowly and retains its aroma for a longer time. Tea's resistance to brewing is also an important indicator of tea quality. For example, Zhengshantang Jinjunmei, the raw materials come from the core protection area of Wuyishan National Park at high altitude. They are harvested once a year, and only the first spring tea tree buds are harvested. After the accumulation of summer, autumn and winter, the tea buds are rich in substances, so 3 grams of tea can be repeatedly brewed more than 12 times.
Do I need to add milk/sugar to Chinese black tea?
High-quality black tea can brew a rich aroma and sweet taste without adding anything. If you like, you can also try milk and sugar with strong tea (for example, crush the black tea and boil it into a deep red soup). But we recommend tasting it directly first, you may discover a new world!
What are the health benefits of Chinese black tea?
Chinese black tea contains antioxidant ingredients such as tea polyphenols and theaflavins, which can beautify the skin and promote digestion. Moderate drinking can help enhance immunity, and its gentle fermentation process can protect the stomach and intestines, making it suitable for long-term drinking.
How to identify high-quality Chinese black tea?
High-quality black tea leaves are tight and oily, with a rich aroma and no impurities. After brewing, the tea soup is orange-yellow or orange-red, translucent and clear, with a mellow and sweet taste, and the leaves are soft and complete.
Why does Chinese black tea have different flavors such as fruity and honey?
High-end Chinese tea pursues the original taste of tea without adding any flavors. Different tea tree varieties (such as Feizixiao’s lychee aroma), origin climate (such as lapsang souchong’s herbal aroma) and process differences (such as pinewood smoking gives lapsang souchong’s pine smoke aroma) together create a rich aroma.
Can black tea be stored for a long time like Pu'er tea?
Black tea can be stored for a long time, but it needs to be sealed and moisture-proof to avoid light. Long-term storage will easily cause the aroma to lose. After 3-5 years of transformation, the black tea with rich substances will become more mellow and present a unique aged flavor.
Is there any particular preference for drinking black tea in different seasons?
In autumn and winter, it is advisable to drink strong black tea to warm the body and nourish the stomach; in spring and summer, lightly fermented black tea (such as Junmei black tea) or cold brew can be used to cool down. It is recommended to drink tea with snacks in the morning to refresh yourself, and drink it in the evening to reduce the concentration of tea.
차를 우리면 달콤하고 편안한 고구마향이 확 퍼집니다. 싹만 딴 고급 제품들은 아무래도 발효차 특유의 풍미보다는 부드럽고 순한 맛이 지배적인데, 약간의 나무껍질 향이 있는 듯 하면서도 밀도있게 진한 홍차 특유의 풍미가 매력적입니다.
훈연향이 강한 본색도 마셔보았지만, 기존의 정산소종이나 중국 홍차에 대한 경험이 없었다면 태운 연기 향이 나지 않고 달콤한 쪽이 더 마시기 편하지 않을까 하네요.
100g 포장이고, 할인이 붙지 않은 기준으로도 1회분(5g) 기준으로 3200원 정도이기 때문에 정산당 브랜드 홍차 기준으로는 합리적인 가격으로 좋은 경험을 할 수 있는 차라고 생각합니다. 개인적으로는 릴랙스하고 싶을 때 이 차를 찾고 있습니다.
1568은 특색 가득한 차에요~금준미 와 달리 좋아하시는 분들은 완전 단골이고.처음 안좋아하시는 분들도 마실수록 점점 맛 좋다고 연락 옵니다~독특하고 매력적인 맛이지만 남성분,여성분 한테 다 잘어울리는 맛입니다. 가격도 너무 높지않으며.맘 편하게 마실수있는 차 의 추천입니다~~
I have experienced this amazing tea 1 year ago at the International Tea Exhibition In South Korea. I was not really good at speaking Chinese but the people out there were so nice and kind. And the tea was absolutely delicious. I was mesmerized by this tea and I desperately wanted to have this more..!
Luckily enough I found an official website and so happy to purchase this tea again. Thank you so much to selling this high quality tea with good price.
Hope I could meet you guys again at the Tea Exhibition in Seoul!
还会再买
fantastic!!
All the teas were so tasty!
great taste of tea
I bought 24 moon cake and black tea. and very very satisfied. ^^
Both feel high quality tea.