Manufacturing skills of jasmine tea in Hengxian county

Hengxian jasmine tea is a traditional famous tea in Hengxian, Guangxi. It is made of authentic jasmine as raw material, carefully selected tea leaves and made by traditional manual technology. The following is the production process of this tea.

1. Pick tea. Adopt high-quality Maojian tea from local tea gardens in Hengxian County.

2. Pinch by hand. Gently knead the picked tea leaves in a bamboo basket to promote the secretion of tea juice and make the tea leaves gradually soft.

Step 3 make tea. Flatten the twisted tea leaves to make them contact with jasmine evenly.

Shoot flowers. Put the bright and unopened jasmine flowers on the tea leaves and pat them gently, so that the fragrance of jasmine flowers can penetrate into the tea leaves.

5. Knead again. Rub the jasmine and tea again, so that the fragrance of jasmine and tea is closely combined.

6. Knead out the water. Rub the tea leaves back and forth in the bamboo basket and let them gradually flow out of the water.

7. Drying. Put the kneaded tea leaves on the charcoal grill and dry them until 70% to 80% dry.

8. Knead again. Knead the dry tea again to make it flat.

9. Rub carefully. Put the tea leaves in iron pot and knead them repeatedly to make the tea leaves thin.

10. classification The prepared jasmine tea is divided into different grades according to its size, shape and quality.

1 1. packaging. Put the tea leaves into a paper bag sterilized by steam, add desiccant and seal it for storage.