This unique dark tea brick features the distinctive presence of "Golden Flower," which varies in appearance, sometimes more or less pronounced, and occurs randomly in each brick, even within the same batch. It's important for enthusiasts and purchasers to be aware of this natural variation.

The tea is made using Tian Jian tea materials, a high-quality type of "Hei Mao Cha" dark tea. The Tian Jian grade consists of the top 1st grade leaves, typically one bud accompanied by 2-3 young leaves, harvested in spring. This choice of leaves ensures a premium quality and flavor profile.

The fermentation process of this tea utilizes the original Fu Cha method, renowned for its ability to cultivate probiotics, commonly referred to as "Golden Flower." This unique fermentation contributes significantly to the tea's character and health benefits.

The dark tea brick itself is notable for its smooth surface and wave-like appearance, a result of the traditional hand-pressing method used in its creation. When brewed, the tea offers an orange-like liquor color that is bright and inviting.

Flavor-wise, the tea initially presents a pine smoky taste, typical of newer teas. Over time and with proper aging, this evolves into a more complex profile, with herbal and ginseng-like flavors emerging. This transformation highlights the dynamic nature of the tea, offering an evolving taste experience to the drinker.

Guangzhou natural storage. 

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 

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.
 

Mysterious Probiotics

Fu Tea is categorized as Dark Tea. Different from Green Tea, Black Tea, Pu’er Tea, Oolong Tea and other types, the process of making Fu Tea are very sophisticated. After three sessions of fermentation, the tea brick will naturally grow a specific type of spores inside called “Golden Flower”, which is a kind of probiotics and good for health.

Golden Flower

The golden flower distinguishes Dark Tea from other types and its quality, such as color, density and plumpness, is the evaluation index of the quality of Fu Tea. The golden flower can effectively adjust the level of blood fat and blood sugar, as well as help disgestion, bowel movement and weight control. It is a good choice to improve the sub-health status.

History&Brand Story

Ancient merchants in China brought Fu Tea to Central Asia, West Asia, Europe and beyond along the Silk Road and it was also known as “ Mysterious Tea along the Silk Road”.

Fu Tea is a type of fermented tea and categorized as Dark Tea. It was invented by Xianyang people of Shaanxi with a special processing technology in 1368. Because the tea was compressed into brick form, and had the similar function with Fu Ling (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine), it got the name Fu Tea, or Fu Bricks. In Chinese, the pronunciation of Fu also means happiness, thus making the tea name an auspicious one with the meaning of bringing happiness and enjoyment.