As for this Jiang Ge Lao, he himself is one of the top tea masters in the dynasty, this tea ceremony sword meeting was promoted by him, the first three sessions of the tea party just started, he has been serving as a tea taster in the general competition, and his favorite tea in his life is Maojian, Xinyang Maojian was named the champion in his hands, and was promoted to the list of tribute tea, in the minds of the major tea merchants in Xinyang, Jiangge Lao is their biggest benefactor. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But this person only served as a tea taster for three sessions, after three terms, he will never enter the tasting table again, in his words, he is an important minister of the court, if he has been sitting on the tasting table, even if he is objective and fair, it will inadvertently affect the final tasting results, Jiang Shangshu is now fifty years old, twenty years old began to enter the officialdom, so far a full thirty-six years, he came to Taizong at the age of twenty-three, and soon became Taizong's right-hand man.

In just over a dozen years, not only did he complete the unification of state power, but also during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the sixteen states of Yanyun that were ceded by Shi Jingtang to the Khitan Hu people recovered eight states, and the economy and law of the whole country have made a qualitative leap compared with the previous dynasty, and the overall level of the military, government and people has also been greatly improved.

Such a person, whether in the folk or the court influence is extremely amazing, as he grows older, the status of the increase, his influence will only get bigger and bigger, if he has been sitting on the tea ceremony sword sitting on the tasting table, it is indeed easy to affect the final tasting of tea, although this tea ceremony sword will always uphold the fair and fair way of selection, but if a taster itself has a great influence, it will still affect other tasters, this is the human instinct for power and prestige blind worship and awe!

But what everyone didn't expect was that this Jiang Ge Lao, who had not been involved in the tea ceremony for more than ten years, actually walked into the tasting table again when his prestige and power reached the peak of his life, which really surprised and excited everyone more than the presence of today's officials, especially the tea merchants in Xinyang, and a thought unconsciously popped up in his heart: Could it be that the new Maojian treasures that aroused his interest? Thinking of this possibility, the tea merchant from Xinyang was so excited that his heart trembled, but fortunately, everyone knew what the occasion was here, and although his heart was extremely excited, he tried his best to maintain his calmness on the outside.

"My current identity is an ordinary taster, please forget my identity as a pavilion elder, and everything will be carried out according to the normal procedure." At the invitation of the Lord, Jiang Ge Lao stood up, opened with an extremely short sentence, and sat down after speaking.

The main meeting must know the character of this Jiang Ge Lao, this is not surprising, after Jiang Ge Lao sat down, he did not talk nonsense, directly announced the start of the tea tasting competition, and the preliminary evaluation is different, the final competition no longer takes the bowl from the hands of the tea merchants, after the relevant staff come up, directly put the tea on their seats and put it in the basket in their hands, after collecting it, he turned around and walked to the tasting table, according to the number and name in the tea box, one by one in front of the corresponding tea taster.

It is rumored that Jiang Ge Lao's favorite and best taste is Maojian, and the rumors are true, Xiao Nan's box of snow needles is placed in front of him, and the top ten famous teas that entered the final competition this time are: Tieguanyin, Maojian, Longjing, Baihao Silver Needle, Junshan Silver Needle, Biluochun, Jingting Green Snow, Qimen Black Tea, Yuhua Tea, Huangshan Maofeng. (Yuhua tea, Huangshan Maofeng are two new teas.) ）

Each tea has its own unique culture and characteristics, such as Tieguanyin, the characteristics of this tea are: its taste is mellow and sweet, the aroma is fragrant and elegant, the water color is clear and golden, the bottom of the leaves is thick and soft, often with natural orchid fragrance and special "Guanyin rhyme", its shape is tightly knotted, some are shaped like a scale hook, some are like a clear head, because the ****** evaporates with the water, a layer of hoarfrost is formed on the surface, called "sand green frost". After brewing, the strange fragrance is tangy, take the hot sip, the mouth is full of fragrant, the bottom of the throat is sweet, known as "green leaves and red borders, seven bubbles have residual fragrance" reputation.

Another example is Longjing, Longjing is the best tea source in the West Lake of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, this tea is famous for its unique growth environment, coupled with the ingenious frying technology of the tea maker, its appearance, color, and taste, can be called a must in the green tea, the Ming Dynasty Longjing of the West Lake Shifeng is the top treasure in the Longjing, the finished product is famous for its color and green, rich fragrance, sweet taste, and the beauty of the four uniques, it has been ranked among the top spears in the tea party since it broke into the tea ceremony on the sword meeting.

There are also Lushan clouds, Lushan clouds and mist were called Wenlin tea in ancient times, the color is emerald green, the buds and leaves are fat and tender and white, the strips are beautiful, the fragrance is like a quiet orchid, the mellow and fresh is thick, the soup color is clear, it has been famous for a long time with "mellow taste, color show, fragrant and clear, and the liquid is clear", and other teas also have different characteristics, because of the limited space, here will not be described one by one.

It is precisely because each variety of tea has its own unique characteristics, in the same way, each tea taster also has his own best field, of course, can sit in this tasting table of the tea taster can not only know how to taste a tea, each tea system of appreciation, they have reached the master level, but each person's preferences and preferences are different, the tea master sitting in the tea master often has the most authority for his favorite variety of tea.

After Jiang Ge got the tea box of the snow needle, he did not open the box for the first time, but solemnly took the small basin handed over by the staff next to him, recognized the clear hand, and then carefully wiped each finger with a dry cloth towel to try it clean, and then rubbed each palm a few times, and only then did the palm of the hand completely dry and hot, and then the lid of the box was opened.

As soon as the lid of the tea box was opened, an extremely good fragrance immediately lingered in the nose, Jiang Ge Lao unconsciously closed his eyes slightly, and took a deep breath, he liked tea from the bottom of his heart, and he loved tea people, especially the tip of the hair, after a while, he opened his eyes, and his eyes fell on the tea leaves in the tea box.

Snow needle, no wonder it is called Snow Needle, but look at the appearance of this tea, the name is really intimate, he originally decided to come to this tea party is not exactly to see the tea, but now he found that he really came to the right trip, such a superb tea, even if it is a moment late, it is a regret in life.

Not to mention him, even Zhenzong, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but be slightly taken aback when he saw the tea leaves in the box: "Such beautiful snow buds, I have also drunk a lot of hairy tips, but I have never seen such beautiful tea leaves." ”

"Official, this tea is called Snow Needle, not Bud Snow, look at this appearance, is the name Snow Needle more suitable?" Jiang Ge said with a smile.

"Well, Jiang Qing didn't say it, I haven't paid attention to it, now I hear you say this, it's really true, the tip of this tea bud trembles slightly, like a living wasp tail needle, it's more appropriate to call it a snow needle, Jiang Qing, hurry up, make me a cup to compensate." Zhenzong unconsciously leaned his head over a little, and when he got closer, he was immediately attracted by the fragrance of the secretion in the tea box, and couldn't help but urge. (To be continued.) )