What's the difference between Bai Mudan, Shoumei and Gongmei?

The difference between Shoumei, Gongmei and Bai Mudan lies in:

Shoumei is white tea made from Fuding Dabai and Fuding White Tea Tree. Shoumei leaves are slightly plump and tender, bud leaves are evenly branched, there is no old terrier, leaves roll like eyebrows, and the fragrance is pure. Among them, the raw tea made of tea bud leaves is called "Xiaobai", which is different from the "Dabai" raw tea made of Fuding Dabai tea and Zhenghe Dabai tea tree bud leaves.

Gongmei generally refers to Shoumei.

Bai Mudan: White tea is one of the six major teas in China, mainly produced in Zhenghe County, Songxi County, Jianyang City and fuding city and Zherong County of Ningde City, Fujian Province, China. It is a famous historical tea in Fujian Province, China. Because its green leaves have a silvery white heart and are shaped like flowers, they hold buds like the first bud after brewing, so they are called Bai Mudan.

manufacturing process

The key of its production technology lies in withering, which should be mastered flexibly according to the climate. In spring and autumn or summer without sultry weather, indoor natural withering or compound withering should be adopted in sunny days. The picking period is spring, summer and autumn. Among them, the picking standard is mainly spring tea, generally one bud and two leaves, which requires "three whites", that is, the buds, one leaf and two leaves all require white fluff. Bai Mudan has natural foliage, dark moss, white hairs all over the back of leaves, apricot yellow or orange yellow soup, and fresh and mellow soup.

The refining process is to remove stems, flakes, wax leaves, red flakes and dark flakes for baking. It is appropriate to set off the fragrance of tea with fire, so as to maintain the fragrance and make the soup fresh and cool. When the water content is 4 ~ 5%, box it while it is hot. The finished product has heart fat, tender leaves, wavy ridges, leaf edges curling towards the back of leaves, bud leaves connected with branches, dark gray-green leaves, and the back of leaves covered with white fluff; Delicious and delicious; The soup is clear apricot or orange; The leaf base is light gray and the veins are reddish. It is cool and refreshing, has the effect of clearing away heat and reducing fire, and is a good drink in summer. ?

Bai Mudan has a silvery white heart with green leaves in the middle, shaped like a flower. After brewing, the green leaves hold the buds, just like the buds are blooming, hence the name.