Da Hong Pao 大红袍

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Adorned with golden robes, a ruler’s image; the great Hong Pao tree, forever fragrant If Wu Yi Mountain is a great feature of Fu Jian, then Wu Yi Stone tea is the irreplaceable product of FuJian. Da Hong Pao, is the most outstanding Wu Yi Stone tea, holding an important title.

Regarding the Da Hong Pao’s history, you must hear this story:

During the Ming Dynasty, a rushing scholar was passing through Wu Yi Mountain and experienced stomachaches. Luckily, he got help from a nearby monk. The monk brewed previous tea leaves for the scholar’s use, and his pain gradually subsided. He then continued ruhsing to his examination in the capital. After passing his examination with flying colours, he was eternally grateful to the monk, and asked about the origins of the precious tea leaves. The scholar undraped the red robe, Hong Pao, from his body and draped it over the tea tree. Since then, people called it the Da Hong Pao,
or the “Champion’s Tea”.

Da Hong Pao grows on Wu Yi Mountain 600 meters above sea level on steep rocky terrain. Due to its environment, plant life there is scare, and the Da Hong Pao is crowded with various flowers. “Noble like an orchid”, a faint and flowery scent accompanies the Da Hong Pao as it matures, infusing its
tea leaves with fragrance.

Da Hong Pao can withstand multiple brews. Even after six to seven brews with hot water, it still emanates its uncontested fragrance from the tea cup. The Da Hong Pao has thick features, its leaves among the red and green, take a small handful and brew it directly in hot water. Let it settle of five minutes and you can enjoy a cup of fresh, bright tea. As it enters your mouth, the satisfying flavor will retain on your tongue, and you
experience a wash of fragrance overflowing your mouth.

Don’t worry, this is the Da Hong Pao showcasing its abilities within you, the fresh and everlasting flowery fragrance asserting dominance on your tastebuds.

Wu Yi Mountain’s Da Hong Pao gradually attracted the people’s attention. Da Hong Pao, Wu Long Tea’s greatest variant, known and fonded by many, it is also the epitome of the quality of tea.

黄袍加身,帝王将相;红袍裹树,芳香恒存。
如果武夷山是福建一大特色,那么武夷岩茶便是武夷山必不可缺的重中之重。大红袍,是这武夷岩茶中的翘楚,占据了重要的地位。

关于大红袍的来历,你一定听过这一个故事:

明朝年间,一个上京赶考的书生,路过武夷山时,腹痛难忍,幸得寺庙一和尚的救助。和尚将其所珍藏的茶叶用热水冲泡后让书生服用,书生顿感痛觉逐渐消散,继续前往赴京赶考之路。书生高中状元后,感念于和尚的恩惠,同时问及茶树的出处。于是,书生把身上的红袍解下,披于茶树上。从此,人们把它唤为大红袍,也叫做“状元茶”。

大红袍生长于武夷山上海拔六百米高的岩石峭壁。由于客观环境的影响,周遭的绿植非常罕见,大红袍的四周簇拥着许多的桂花和杜鹃。“君子如兰”,清淡的花香气息伴随着大红袍的成长,这对于大红袍的茶香也形成了一定的影响。

大红袍耐于冲泡,即便用热水浇灌上七八次,它依然会在茶杯中竭力释放出无可替代的香气。大红袍外形条索粗壮,红绿相间的叶片,取一小搓置于热水冲泡,静置五分钟后便能啜饮鲜明橙亮的茶汤。茶汤入口,质感润滑粘腻,这时你会发现,口腔中多了一股幽幽的香气。

别紧张,这是大红袍会口腔中召唤它的青梅竹马,清新绵延的兰花茶香气息瞬间在口鼻中宣誓主权。

武夷山大红袍逐渐吸引了大家的关注。大红袍,乌龙茶中的佼佼者不仅为人们所熟知,更是茶汤品质的保证。