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2010 Anhua Aged Traditional Crafted Qixingzao Seven Star Stove Fuzhuan Dark Tea Anhua First Tea Factory
2010 Anhua Aged Traditional Crafted Qixingzao Seven Star Stove Fuzhuan Dark Tea Anhua First Tea Factory
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Who made this aged Anhua Fuzhuan?
This Fuzhuan is made by Anhua First Tea Factory 安化第一茶廠, founded in 1902, one of Anhua, Hunan's historic tea manufacturers with a long heritage in producing Anhua Dark Tea.
It is not only one of the birthplaces of Anhua Dark Tea, but also a site of great historical and industrial significance. Its well-preserved historic buildings, including the Centenary Wooden Warehouse, built in 1902, dating back to the 1950s, have earned it recognition as a National Industrial Heritage Site and an Industrial Tourism Demonstration Site.
What is the Qixingzao Seven-Star Stove?
- The Seven-Star Stove: A Signature Drying Technique of Anhua Dark Tea
The Seven-Star Stove (七星灶) is a distinctive traditional drying technique used in the production of Anhua Dark Tea. Often regarded as the soul of dark tea craftsmanship, it is far more than a simple drying process. Through slow roasting over an open pinewood fire, it imparts a unique aroma, depth of flavor, and distinctive character to the tea.
- The Craft Behind the Seven-Star Stove
The Seven-Star Stove is a traditional brick-built stove featuring seven openings beneath its structure. Arranged like the seven stars of the Big Dipper in the night sky, these openings give the stove its name. This ingenious design helps distribute heat more evenly, allowing the tea leaves to dry uniformly while absorbing the subtle, distinctive fragrance of burning pinewood.
Only pinewood aged for at least three years is used. The bark is carefully stripped by hand to reduce excess resin and prevent an overpowering smoky aroma, allowing the tea to develop a more balanced and distinctive pinewood fragrance.
Alternating Heat and Moisture:
This process takes advantage of the physical principle that heat rises while moisture-laden air tends to descend. The rising heat from the pinewood fire gently dries the upper layers of tea leaves, while moisture from the upper layers moves downward, creating a continuous cycle of heat and moisture. This environment encourages the transformation of the tea's internal compounds, contributing to its distinctive flavor and character.
Flavor Development: Pinewood Aroma and a Rich, Mellow Taste
The Seven-Star Stove plays a crucial role in shaping the final quality and distinctive character of Anhua Dark Tea.
1. Distinctive Pinewood Aroma
Slow roasting over an open pinewood fire allows the tea leaves to naturally absorb the subtle fragrance of pinewood, developing the signature pinewood aroma (松烟香) associated with traditionally processed dark tea.
Rather than an overpowering smoky smell, it is an elegant, delicate woody fragrance that harmoniously blends with the tea's natural aroma.
2. A Richer, Smoother Taste
Prolonged slow roasting helps mellow the tea's raw, grassy notes and reduce unwanted aromas, resulting in a smoother, softer, and sweeter liquor.
It also contributes to a more rounded and harmonious flavor profile.
3. Greater Potential for Aging
The gradual drying process helps preserve the tea's desirable chemical components and provides a foundation for further transformation during storage.
With proper storage and aging, the tea can gradually develop greater depth, complexity, and mellowness.
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.
Tea Varieties: Chinese Dark Tea（Hei cha) - Anhua Fu Brick Dark Tea
Production time: 2010
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.
Tea soup color: bright orange-red
Tea features: A beautiful interplay of aged aromas and flavors: notes of aged wood and camphor, accompanied by a distinctive yet delicate pine-smoke aroma. The once-bold, fiery smokiness has mellowed beautifully with age, leaving behind a refreshing and soothing drinking experience.
The tea is rich in flavor, with a smooth, silky texture and a lovely lingering sweetness. Its aromas integrate seamlessly into the liquor, leaving a fragrant finish that lingers on the palate long after each sip.
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?
Teaware selection: Recommended Chinese Yixing purple clay teapot/Nixing clay teapot
[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: 2-3g 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: 1:150/200, please pour hot water for boiling tea, 10mn
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