As the Year of the Dragon in 2024 is approaching, the Pu'er tea market has also ushered in a wave of Zodiac tea cakes. Mainstream well-known Pu'er tea brands, including Taetea, Lancang Ancient Tea, China Tea, Hehechang, Chen Shenghao, Xiaguan, Lao Comrade, etc., have launched their own unique Chinese zodiac cakes for the Year of the Dragon, giving tea lovers the first generous gift of the new year.
As an important part of traditional Chinese culture, the zodiac culture also has a profound influence in the field of Pu'er tea. Zodiac commemorative tea is a product that combines zodiac culture and tea culture, and has always been loved by tea lovers. Especially with the arrival of the Year of the Dragon in 2024, dragon cakes have attracted much attention from the market.
Taetea: The Prosperous Age of Dragons.
The 2024 Taetea Year of the Dragon Zodiac Tea will continue to use the name of "Dragon Teng Shengshi", with exquisite selection of raw materials, exquisite production skills, and elegant and novel packaging design - the dragon's head is in the center, and it is upright. The product is selected from the high-quality big tree tea of the core ancient tea garden of Menghai as raw materials. The cake shape is round and full, magnificent atmosphere, the color is black and oily, the soup color is honey yellow and golden, the aroma is amazing like Ruilong's brain, and the bursts of smoke and incense roar out, high and long; The melodious honey rhyme is rich and charming, and the luxury continues. Since its launch in 2010, the Taetea Zodiac Lunar New Year commemorative tea series has become a system, with the same lineage and unique characteristics, and is widely sought after by tea people and friends.
Lancang Ancient Tea: Auspicious Dragon Ruiqi.
The name of the Lancang Ancient Tea Year of the Dragon Zodiac series is "Xianglong Ruiqi", which means health and peace, and auspicious arrival. "Xianglong Ruiqi" Pu'er Tea is made of large-leaf trees in the Lancang River Basin as the main raw material, blended with a certain proportion of ancient tree tea, and created a unique formula by virtue of the blending skills of ancient tea craftsmen for more than half a century, which is autoclaved by traditional technology.
Xianglong Ruiqi "raw tea, cake shape is upright, the aroma is pure, and the nectar fragrance is rich; The tea soup is smooth; The taste is mellow and sweet, refreshing, bitter and astringent; Back to Ganshengjin, the charm is long. "Xianglong Ruiqi" ripe tea, the cake shape is upright, the color is black, the buds are exposed, and it is full; The soup is red and transparent; The aroma is pure and fragrant, and the bottom of the cup is fragrant; The taste is mellow, sweet and sweet, and the tea rhyme is long.
Tea: Tenglong Xianrui.
The Chinese tea in the Year of the Dragon zodiac tea is called "Tenglong Xianrui", and there are raw tea and ripe tea. The picture of the tea ceremony depicts the long-standing "Double Play Beads" with smooth lines, which is full of energy, awakening the energy of classical auspiciousness and vitality, and dancing on the auspicious clouds, making the meaning of the auspicious tea ceremony clear.
Pu'er tea (raw tea) is pressed tea, selected from high-quality raw materials in the Lancang River Basin, the cake shape is round, the cord is tightly knotted, the dark green is moist, and the buds are exposed; The soup is golden and golden; The honey fragrance is pleasant, rich and elegant, the taste is mellow, calm and introverted, the background is thick, and the throat rhyme is sweet.
Ripe tea, selection of high-quality raw materials from the three core production areas of the Lancang River Basin, traditional technology, moderate fermentation, fine workmanship, strict quality control. The cake shape is round, the cord is tightly knotted, the color is brownish red, and the buds are exposed; The soup is red and bright; The old fragrance is rich, sweet and pleasant, and the old rhyme is long; The taste is mellow, mellow and glutinous, soft and harmonious, sweet and smooth.
Hopewell Chang: Longlin Tianyu.
Hopewell Chang's 2024 Year of the Dragon Zodiac cake is called "Longlin Tianyu", as a blockbuster product, Longlin Tianyu is very particular about the materials, and its selected Banzhang Dashu Spring Tea raw materials are blended, with 6-8 years of old materials. This is also the first time that the materials used in the class chapter have been used since the launch of the Hopewell Chang Zodiac series of tea.
Longlin Tianyu tea cake is round and upright, the product is fat and clear, the buds are highlighted, the honey sweet fragrance is elegant, natural and calm, and the soup color is orange and buttery. The tea has an excellent performance in taste: the entrance is thick and full, the waterway is delicate, the bitterness is lightly brushed, the sweetness is fast, the shengjin is long-lasting, the sweetness is left in the mouth, the charm and strength of the banzhang are both, the layers are rich and coordinated, and the aftertaste is sweet and long-lasting.
Chen Shenghao: Shenlong Tianhui.
Chen Shenghao's 2024 Year of the Dragon zodiac cake is called "Shenlong Tianhui". The product selects the big tree tea from Xishuangbanna tea area as the raw material, and the raw tea soup is clear and bright, the soup is full, the aroma is high, and the bottom is thick and sweet. The ripe tea has a significant aging aroma, the population is soft and smooth, the taste is mellow, and the soup is thick.
Old comrade: Teng Lu.
The commemorative tea of the old comrade in the Year of the Dragon is called Tenglu. Teng is high-spirited and soaring, prosperous and prosperous, "Teng" means to rise, fly; "龘" means unimpeded and smooth arrival.
The old comrade "Tenglu" conveys the majestic and vigorous auspicious dragon charm, and hopes that everyone will soar in the new year. The old comrades Teng Lang, carefully selected the ancient tree tea green in the Brown Mountain production area as the material, and carefully presented the eleventh cake of the zodiac. Tenglu is Pu'er raw tea, with a specification of 400 grams per cake.
Shimonoseki: The sky is rising.
The 2024 Year of the Dragon Zodiac Tea is called "Rising Clouds". The product is selected from Jingmai Tea Area, Mengku Tea Area and Yanzitou Tea Area as raw materials, the soup color is yellow and bright, the aroma is fragrant and fruity, high, with sugar fragrance, and the bottom of the cup is rich and lasting; The soup is fragrant into the water, the entrance is fragrant and the oral retention is good, the taste is mellow and full, the layers are rich, the taste is harmonious, and the return to sweet and strong is fast and strong. Its specifications are 500 grams, 5 tablets, 4 pieces.
Octagonal Pavilion: Flying dragons in the sky.
Octagonal Pavilion 2024 Year of the Dragon Zodiac Tea is called "Flying Dragon in the Sky", the product is made of Yiwu Dashu tea as raw materials, the soup color is golden, the soup is mellow and full, the soup quality is delicate and soft, and there is a trace of lingering flexibility in the delicacy. The cup exudes a distant and mysterious aroma, as if a giant dragon is soaring in the sky. This is a tea that immerses people in the charm of high mountains, clouds, mountains and wild tea. Its size is 357 grams of bread, 5 slices of bread, 4 pieces.