茶可以說是農曆新年的指定飲品和指定拜年手信,它是大家團圓圍聚的良伴,愉快安詳地泡壺茶接待親友是多麼溫馨的時光。
它也是大家每一頓年菜和新年零食的好朋友,喝茶對消油解膩、清腸胃最是有效果,可助消化。
通過茶,大家更是可表達心中的敬意與感情給身邊的人,誠懇的奉上一杯茶,您的生活會因此變得更美麗。
不必緊張“茶葉名稱太多太複雜,不知道要怎麼挑選”這類問題,我們針對各類茶進行了好多次的試喝,擬出一份2014年度10大好茶名單,大家可根據名單上的茶一個一個慢慢品嚐享受,高高興興過馬年。
Come Chinese New Year, tea is one of the most popular beverages and gifts. A must-have for festive get-togethers, tea prepared and served in a composed and pleasant manner is the warmest reception one can offer to friends and family.
A great accompaniment to the sumptuous reunion dinner and endless New Year snacking, tea helps flush out the grease your have consumed and ease the stomach. Nothing beats a cup of tea for some digestive relief.
Thanks to this popular beverage, expressing our respect and feeling has become so much easier. Simple as it may sound; a cup of tea offered with the heart makes our world a more beautiful place.
Don’t let the complicated names and selection criteria spoil the enjoyment! We have conducted several tea tastings to come up with a list of Top Ten Teas for 2014 for your convenience. Try them all, one by one, for the Year of the Horse that is full of flavour.
1.老壽星,特質:清活果韻,湯味稠密度高。武夷岩茶,採摘老叢原料而制,收放一年多的陳茶,味道已經走得很沉穩。
God of Longevity (Luoshouxin). Characteristics: This full-bodied tea has a vividly fruity note. A Wuyi Crag tea made of leaves from the old tea shrub, it has aged for more than a year to yield a stably mellow flavour.
2.八仙,特質:甘醇,韻味持久,質感豐厚。潮州鳳凰單叢茶之一,采老叢樹的嫩葉製成。
The Eight Immortals (Baxian).Characteristics: Rich with a long finish and rounded palate, this tea is made of tender leaves from the single shrub of the tea cultivar on Mount Fenghuang in Chaozhou.
3.茉綠香片,特質:花香味,鮮爽可口。花茶,香味兼具,價格相宜的美茶,爽快。
Jasmine Green Tea: Characteristics: A refreshing scented tea with pronounced floral accent. Equally appealing on the nose and the palate, this affordable tea makes for a delightful cup.
4.龍井,特質:嫩芽香,含蜜味。綠茶,擁有非常清幽的湯質,唇齒留香。
Long Jing Green Tea.Characteristics: Green tea with delicious aroma of tender buds and a sweet, mellow flavour. The clear infusion promises a lingering aftertaste.
5.古樹王普洱茶,特質:香味甘甜,口感潤。2013年新生茶,三百年樹齡以上的老樹原料,湯味強。
Gu Shu Wang –Raw Puer Tea. Characteristics: Smooth on the palate with sweet aroma and taste, this is a great tea with very intense flavour. The 2013 new tea comes from an old tree of over 300 years old.
6.雲聘號普洱茶,特質:滋味純正濃厚,有風骨。2004年產制,10年老生茶,顯現了干倉的陳韻境界。
Yun Pin Hao–Raw Puer Tea. Characteristics: A strong and flavourful brew with a lot of character. Manufactured in 2004, the 10-year ‘raw’ Pu’er has ripened by way of dry storage to become smooth and rich.
7.正山小種,特質:黑棗香味,帶果酸。紅茶,滋味非常活潑,明顯感受到口腔裡的層次感。
Lapsang Souchong. Characteristics: Black tea with distinct aroma of black dates and a hint of citric fruit. Spirited with layers of flavour.
8.東方美人,特質:蜜香味,細緻醇厚。又名白毫烏龍,經“小綠葉蟬”蟲子叮過的鮮葉采來作為原料,才能夠製出它都有香味風格。
Oriental Beauty. Characteristics: Also known as Baihao Oolong, the sweet-tasting brew is refined and well-rounded. Made with fresh leaves that have been fed on by an insect called the tea green leafhopper, the tea infusion has a distinct and delightful aroma.
9.陳倉六堡,特質:濃醇甘和,有10年舊茶的松木香,回味裊裊。
Chen Cang Liubao. Characteristics: Smooth, thick and rich, this 10-year old tea is infused with pinewood aroma with an aftertaste that is long and lingering.
10.家藏普洱:滑潤陳香,棗味濃。1992年的入倉舊普洱,走過22年的時光,傳統風格痕跡都隱藏在茶湯的茶氣裡。
Jia Cang Puer-1992 Aged Puer Tea: Creamy smooth with pleasing aged aroma and strong flavour of dates. The taste of this vintage tea, evolved over the 22 years in storage, is fully captured in the infusion.