Xiaguantuo Tea [Yunnan Dali Specialty]

What is Xiaguantuo tea? Authentic Yunnan Dali specialty: Xiaguantuo tea

Content summary:Do you want to know what Xiaguantuo tea is? This article is a specialized article that provides a detailed introduction to Xiaguantuo tea, a specialty of Dali, Yunnan Province. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network, who reviewed and collected relevant information about Xiaguantuo tea. The full text takes about 7 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Xiaguantuo tea and its nutritional value? What are the product characteristics of Xiaguantuo tea? How did the history of Xiaguantuo tea come about? The awards and honors of Xiaguan Tuo tea, as well as the tasting and eating methods of Xiaguan Tuo tea

Introduction to Xiaguan Tuocha

Tuocha is a relatively ancient tea product in Yunnan, which has long been popular both domestically and internationally. The modern shape of Yunnan Tuocha was created in the 28th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1902) and has a history of more than 80 years. It evolved from the so-called "girl tea" (also known as private tea) in Jinggu County, Simao Prefecture into the shape of modern Tuocha

Xiaguan Tuocha Pu'er pressed tea type, with a concave surface resembling a thick walled small bowl and a convex surface resembling a small round bread. Its appearance is exquisite and its curves are exquisite. Its processing and evolution process originated from the Ming Dynasty's "Pu'er Tuan Tea" and the Qing Dynasty's "Daughter Tea". In 1902, it was successfully established by the Xiaguan "Yongchangxiang" trade name and has a history of more than 100 years

How did the history of Xiaguantuo tea come about

Once Yongchangxiang's Xiaguan Tuocha was launched, it quickly opened up sales channels in Yunnan, Sichuan, Tibet and other places. Other merchants saw that Tuocha was profitable and invested in it, making Xiaguan a major battlefield for many merchants to compete for Tuocha. Before the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, there were eighteen tea factories of various sizes in Xiaguan, among which the tea factories established by Yongchangxiang, Maoheng, Fuchunhe, Chengsheng, Hongshengxiang and other businesses were relatively large in scale. In the fierce market competition, Yongchangxiang steadily fought in the business war, defeating all the competitors. The "Songhe Brand" Tuocha of this account not only attaches great importance to quality, but also has innovative promotion and anti-counterfeiting methods. For example, in a certain batch of Tuo tea, Tuo tea with a golden ribbon labeled with a trademark can be found. Customers can exchange one pound of tea at the dealership for every ten ribbons they accumulate

Awards and honors of Xiaguantuo tea

Yunnan Xiaguantuo tea has been rated as a "high-quality product in Yunnan Province" for four consecutive times; Has won the "National Quality Silver Award" multiple times in a row, and has been awarded honors such as National Famous Tea, "China Tea Brand", and the first batch of famous brands in Yunnan Province; The exported Xiaguantuo tea has won the titles of provincial and ministerial excellent products, and has won the "World Food Golden Crown Award" three times; Yunnan Xiaguan Brick Tea, Tuocha Bagged Tea, Cangshan Snow Green Tea, and Gantong Tea have respectively won titles such as "Yunnan Province High Quality Product", "China Tea Brand", "10th European Gold Award for Product Quality", and "Yunnan Province Famous Tea"

Tasting and Eating Methods of Xiaguantuo Tea

1. Choosing a Pot: It is best to choose a pot with strong warming power and slightly larger (about two or three times larger than when drinking oolong tea), which will be better

2. Tea amount: How to brew Xiaguantuo tea? Controlling the amount of tea is quite important<3. Tuocha: The cooling effect of high dilution with fine water can reduce the acidity, but if the flavor is lost, the cooling effect will also lose the desired flavor<4. Tuocha should be brewed at the right time: Taking the aroma of the second brew as an example, the third brew should be brewed with boiling water. It's fine, unless a high temperature is necessary

5. After brewing Tuocha: Leave some water in the pot, open the lid for about half a minute to one minute, and then close the lid again; For heavy astringency, bitterness, sourness, etc., when opening the lid and there is no steam at the pot mouth, press the pot body with your fingers. If the temperature is not too hot, touch your fingers for more than five seconds, and then cover the pot lid. Leave some water in the pot, mainly to dissolve the brewed ingredients in the water; The temperature needs to be controlled because it is the main brewing process

6. Tight tea properties: In tight tea (tuo, bing, brick), after brewing to a certain level, it will spread out completely. If the tight tea is shaken and dispersed, it is easy to produce some flavors that are not thick enough and have a stimulating effect