Holy tea Holy tea is a new tea category christened by Hunan Tianzhiyuanye Agriculture Co.Limited.
It grows 1200 meters above sea level on the southeastem foot of Xuefeng Mountain, in Xinhua County of Hunan Province. It is nurtured by a combination of enabling dimate, selenium-rich soil and smog free environment.
This organic tea is cultivated using organic farming practices including alternate planting and other ecologically balancing and insect inhibiting planting techniques, which eliminates the need for pesticide to preserve the "coldness" in the tea. And no chemical fertilizer is used either.
Holy tea is the first of its kind to be defined by its property and traces its origin to The Classic of Tea authored by Lu Yu, a prestigious tea expert from the Tang Dynasty. According to the book, tea can best serve its purpose when it is cold in taste.
Holy tea consists of three product series Binglichun (green tea, also known as "cold g Hanhong (black tea) and Handai (dark green tea) Lab test of holy tea shows that it is rich in theanine, an energy substance needed by the human body, and contains higher extractum than regular, fertilizer nurtured tea products.
Effects of holy tea soil condition environmental benefits and planting techniques that all go into producing the tea help maintain its naturalness and coldness, which graced the palate of our ancestors and had ever since accompanied us into the modem day.
Today, it serves as a main source of amino acid and other nutrients providing the benefits of moistening the lung, cooling the throat, refreshing the mind, burning the fat and enhancing the immunity. Other medical effects of Binglichun such as removing bad breath and easing tooth pain are also noted by consumers.
- Brewing use purified water at 80 degree celsius, or better yet pollution-free spring water storage.
- Best kept in a cool dry environment away from sunlight for Binglichun.
- Cold storage is required.
- Composition: 24-25% tea polyphenol 45, 5.5% theanine, and 35-45% caffeine.
- Type: Beverage
- Origin: China