Qimen County Qimen Black Tea Association, the famous black tea boutique, was made in 1875, the treasure of Gongfu black tea, the appearance of the cord is tight, the seedlings are beautiful, its tea is like fruity and orchid fragrance, the taste is fresh and mellow
Qi Hong is the abbreviation of Qimen Black Tea. It is produced in Qimen, Dongzhi, Guichi, Shitai, Yixian in Anhui Province, and Fuliang in Jiangxi. The natural quality of tea is the best in the areas of Likou, Shanli and Pingli in Qimen.
The shape of the tea is tight and thin, and the color is dark; The aroma of tea is fragrant and long-lasting, like fruity and orchid-like, and this aroma is specially called "Qimen incense" in the international tea market; The color of the tea soup and the underside of the leaves are bright and red, and the taste is fresh and mellow, even if it is mixed with milk and sugar, its aroma is not only not reduced, but more fragrant.
The tea tree used in "Qimen Xiang" is the national improved variety "Qimen Species" approved by the National Tea Variety Examination and Approval Committee, shrub type, medium leaf type, semi-developed tree posture, medium branch density, slightly oblique leaves upward, leaf shape oblong-elliptic, slightly raised leaf surface, green leaf color, rich gloss, soft leaf quality.
Qi Hong is freshly harvested and made to maintain the active ingredients of fresh leaves, and the premium Qi Hong is mainly based on one bud and one leaf and one bud and two leaves, and the production process is exquisite. It is divided into two major processes: initial production and refining, and the initial production includes withering, rolling, fermentation, drying and other processes. At the same time, in order to improve the dryness, maintain the quality, facilitate storage and further exert the tea aroma, and then refire and blend to become a finished tea with excellent shape and quality.
"Qimen incense" incense floats on five continents, mainly exported to dozens of countries and regions such as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Russia, etc., and has been China's national gift tea for many years. When President Liu Shaoqi and General Secretary Jiang Zemin visited foreign countries, they both brought "Qimen incense" as gifts to foreign heads of state.
