Big Red Robe (in Chinese Da Hong Pao 大紅袍) is a Wuyi rock tea Yan Cha produced in Wuyi Mountain in Fujian Province, China. It is also a type of Chinese oolong tea. It has the reputation of "King of Rock Tea". Da Hong Pao is not a black tea, but a Chinese oolong tea.
Flavor characteristics of Da Hong Pao:
Da Hong Pao has a unique flavor and sweet aroma that most other oolong teas do not have. The dry tea leaves are tightly packed, with a fresh brown color and a bright orange-yellow tea soup. The aroma is rich with orchid fragrance and roasted fire fragrance, which is high, long-lasting and resistant to brewing. The taste is mellow and sweet, with obvious rock rhyme. The tea leaves after brewing (soft tea leaves) are fresh, with obvious characteristics of green leaves and red edges.
This tea is described as rock rhyme Yan Yun, a balanced appearance that combines multiple characteristics. It has a pure taste and a fresh orchid feel, and each leaf is consistently roasted during the production process. It perfectly blends sweetness and mellowness with a hint of liveliness, which makes people feel interesting.
History of Da Hong Pao:
The special thing about Da Hong Pao is its history and cultivation. According to local Chinese legend, the mother of an emperor suffered from a mysterious disease. She recovered after drinking tea brewed from four special tea trees in Wuyi Mountain. To express gratitude, the emperor gave the red robe to protect these plants.
Different types of Oolong Tea Da Hong Pao:
Dahongpao can be divided into Mother Tree Da Hong Pao or the original Da Hong Pao, Purebred Da Hong Pao and Commercial Da Hong Pao.
Benefits of Da Hong Pao Oolong Tea:
Da hong pao has three beneficial ingredients, tea polyphenols, tea polysaccharides and theanine, which are high in anti-cancer, blood lipid lowering, memory enhancement, blood pressure lowering and other good effects. First, there are a lot of tea polyphenols, among which the most important EGCG has anti-cancer function; the content of tea polysaccharides is 3.1 times that of black tea and 1.7 times that of green tea, which can enhance human immunity and lower blood lipids; as a unique amino acid in tea, the content of theanine is 1.1%, which can promote brain blood circulation, enhance memory and lower blood pressure.
In addition, it also has the effects of protecting teeth and improving eyesight, refreshing the mind, losing weight, anti-aging, diuretic disinfection, expectorant and asthma treatment, thirst quenching, heatstroke relief, radiation resistance, anti-cancer and cancer prevention, cholesterol lowering, etc.
