An Cha Keemun – 2023 Handmade Huang Mountain Anhui Dark Tea

• dry tea strips are slender, tight and curly, with golden hair, lustrous pitch-balck color with slight grayish
• brilliant red tea soup, clear and bright
• high and sharp, long lasting honey or apple fragrances “Keemun fragrance”
• fresh and mellow, sweet tastes
• wet tea is fresh and bright red, tender and even

Ancha, a historical tea created in the Qing Dynasty, is produced in Qimen County, Anhui Province and is popular in Guangdong and Southeast Asia. It was once interrupted in production but resumed in the 1980s and has been listed as a Chinese National Geographic Indication product.

It is a traditional craft tea that undergoes semi fermentation and pressing in the later stage of dark tea. It is processed through steps such as sun drying, withering, rolling, and drying, and packaged in bamboo baskets and bamboo leaves. Its dry appearance is tight, uniform, and smooth, with a black brown color and a high aroma of betel nut. The soup color is bright orange yellow, which is not only a good drink, but also has high medicinal value.

Qimen County is located in the rainy mountainous area of southern Anhui, with a northern subtropical humid monsoon climate. Its main characteristics are mild climate, less sunshine, abundant rainfall, distinct four seasons, and a low mountain landform area of 700200 mu, accounting for 21.3% of the land area. Mainly distributed in the outskirts of Zhongshan District, covering all townships in the county. The mountain is relatively gentle, with a slope generally ranging from 20 ° to 35 °. There are relatively sparse secondary forests and artificial forests, with severe soil erosion. The zonal soil red soil in this county is mainly distributed here, which is suitable for the growth of tea trees.