 Yunnan Mo Zhen Black Needle
>> 7. I shan't bore you with its processing methods.
>
> Danny, bore away. We're relying on you.
> Michael
>
Bore away then...
1. The entire process from fixation to dessication takes about 6 hours to
complete.
2. The leaves are plucked and fixated through pan-frying process, just
enough to stop the chlorophyll and enzymes from working on the chemical
structure of the leaf.
3. It is then lightly rolled by machine to make it pliable, and then sent
back to the pan again, where the curled leaf is tightened by rolling, the
straightened leaf is further tightened and straightened through
press-and-roll method, and to create the sharpish looking needle the leaf is
finally subjected to rub-and-roll method.
4. The leaf is by now about 90% straight, it is taken out of the pan and
laid on large bambo sieves to be air-dried to about 7% moisture content in
leaf before sorting, grading, and packing.
5. The standard ratio of contents for this tea is 60% one bud and leaf, 40%
one bud and 2 -3 leaves.
Danny | 
