2013 Dark Tea Hei Cha Anhua Fu Brick Fu Cha Dark Tea Aged Compressed Brick Tea

This Fu Brick tea is also called Golden Flower tea due to the presence of probiotic Eurotium cristatum which resembles the yellow florets. Tibetans and Mongols always used it as a medicine for abdominal pain. This is also the distinctive feature of Anhua Fu tea and the main factor that constitutes its flavor.

What's Eurotium cristatum?

Eurotium cristatum, and Its Polysaccharides Ameliorated DSS-I a Probiotic Fungus from Fuzhuan Brick Teanduced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Modulating the Gut Microbiota | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 

Raw materials: This Fu tea comes from Xianxi, the core production area of Furong Mountain. It has a subtropical monsoon climate, with undulating peaks, layers of mulberry green, and a large temperature difference between day and night. Furong Mountain is the second-highest mountain in Anhua. This mountain is located at 28° north latitude in the golden tea-producing belt. It has been a tribute tea-producing area since the Song Dynasty. The status of tribute tea has continued through the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties.

What’s more worth mentioning is that this place is located in the dense ice and rock area of Anhua. The soil is rich in zinc, selenium and other trace elements. The tea produced is rich in content and has a long flavor. Not only does it have an excellent growing environment, but the materials used for this Fu brick are also very particular.
The raw materials are pure Anhua Xianxi materials, which are of a higher grade, ranging from first grade to first grade and a half, and are more tender than ordinary Fu brick materials.

It is hand-cast using traditional Anhua black tea technology. The tightness of the hand-built Fu bricks can be adjusted freely, giving the "golden flowers" more space to grow, which is conducive to the growth of beneficial golden flower fungi and the later transformation of tea leaves.

Tea Varieties: Chinese Dark Tea（Hei cha)  - Aged 13 Years Anhua Fu Brick Dark Tea 

Production time: 2013

Origin: Hunan Province, China

Tea shape: The surface of the dry tea leaves has obvious golden flowers, the leaves are fresh and tender, and there are a few tea branches.

Brewed tea leaves: The bottom of the leaf has clear lines, is oily, soft, and tough, and is very resistant to foaming.

Tea soup color: bright orange color

Taste feature: The taste is sweet and mellow, the tea soup is soft, the aroma of mushrooms and there is a hint of aged, woody, and cooked rice aroma. It tastes very mellow, soft, thick, and smooth. 

What are the health benefits of Fu Cha?

Fu Cha is extremely favorable for the human digestive tract. It gently heats the organism, which is beneficial for digestion, but the main harmonization function is probiotic bacteria Eurotium cristatum, which functions similarly to probiotics in other foods (e.g. some yogurts). Japanese scientists have recently They devoted a lot to studying probiotic cultures in tea and the results only confirm the already-known fact that the tea Fu Cha and the Pu Er strongly support the burning of unhealthy fats in the body of man. The Fu Cha also has a strong harmonization effect on the entire digestive tract of humans.

How to brew Fu brick Fu Cha?

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[brewing method]
1. Warm the teapot: wash the tea set with boiling water to increase the temperature of the tea set and play a cleaning role;
2. Add tea: According to the tea-to-water ratio of 1:20 (the amount of tea can also be adjusted according to personal taste and preference);
3. Moisturize the tea: Rinse it with boiling water. It is required to rinse it quickly to help the tea properties show better;
4. Brewing: Use boiling water to brew. Adjust the brewing time and the concentration of the tea soup according to your taste. 1th to 5th infusion: 20s/25s/20s/20s/20s.  You can brew multiple times.

Stewing tea method
Thermos cup 500ml    Tea leaves weight: 3.5g      Water temperature: boiling water
The first step is to wash the tea, then place it in a thermos cup to steep for 20 minutes.

Boiling tea method                                                                                                                 tea to water ratio: 1:150, please pour hot water for boiling tea, 10mn

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