This tea brick is known for its relatively loose structure, which includes the presence of "Golden Flower" inside. It's important to note that while the "Fa Hua" process (meaning "let it flower" in Chinese) is integral to the production of this tea, some bricks, even within the same batch, may not display these golden flowers. This variability is a natural aspect of the tea's production.
The flavor profile of this tea is complex, featuring some wooden notes that are characteristic of Fu tea. It offers a unique taste that is hard to pinpoint but can be described as mellow, smooth, and thick. When brewed, the tea presents a bright liquor color, blending red and brown tones.
For brewing, it is recommended to use 10g to 15g of tea leaves for 500ml of water. A brewing time of 3-5 minutes is ideal, but as you become more acquainted with the tea's characteristics, you may adjust the quantity of tea leaves and brewing time according to your personal preference. This flexibility allows each drinker to tailor the tea experience to their taste.
Drinking Instruction
called tea washing. Spread the tea leaves evenly and fully so that the tea will come out easily. At last, use hot water above 90 degrees to make it and 20 seconds later pour the tea into the clear cup. Adjust the weak and strong of the tea according to the color to cater to different tastes.
Introduction of Fu Tea (Xiang Yi tea factory)
What is "Fu" Tea?
"There are many kinds of dark tea, of which Fu Tea is the most special one." ("Hunan Dark Tea", by Cai Zheng'an, Tang Heping). Fu Tea is also called "hot summer tea" because in the past it has to be made in hot summer days. And since it's made into the shape of a brick, it's also call "fu brick tea". After special fermentation, and growing in tea liquid, "Golden Flo w-er" will be produced in the process, which has pharmacological healthcare and pathological prevention function in Chinese herbal medicine in Peoples's metabolism, digestion, and reducing fat, cholesterol, blood sugar and blood lipid. Therefore, it has won a reputation and is called "Fu Tea" (the pronunciation of "fu" resembles "blessing" in Chinese). Fu Tea becomes the precious category in dark tea thanks to the special probiotic species "Golden Flower". It has also been hailed as the "The Mysterious Tea on
the Ancient Silk Road".
The major function of Fu Tea
It's indicated by the animal experiments, human clinical trial, toxicological research, safety evaluation and epidemiology made by authoritative experts that many elements separated from the "Golden Flower" of Fu Tea have activating effect on PPARγ and PPARs and the two new active substance Fu Tea pigment A and Fu Tea pigment B enjoy the function of prominently lowering the fat compound, blood sugar, blood pressure, blood lipid, and cholesterol. Drinking Fu Tea for a long time will promote the adjustment of metabolism, improve body condition, postponing senility and have effective pathological prevention and conditioning function.
"Golden Flower" of Fu Tea-- Eurotium Cristatum
"Golden Flower" of Fu Tea, called Eurotium Cristatum in medicine, is the major and advantageous probiotic species produced in the manufacturing process of Fu Tea and the main element that forms the unique quality of it. This microorganism that has been discovered less than 30 years ago on the earth is only found accidentally on the Ganoderma lucidum with nearly one thousand years of age. Professor and PHD supervisor Liu Zhonghua in Hunan Agriculture University and his colleagues has acquired the effective elements in the Fu Tea by separation and has fully proved that there are two kinds of active substance in the Golden Flower of Fu Tea on the molecule level Fu Tea pigment A and Fu Tea pigment B. These two substances have shocked many experts in the world in food engineering, agriculture, medicine and microbiology because of its special element which can prominently lower fat and blood sugar.