又稱桐木關小種/星村小種,世界上較早的紅茶,亦稱紅茶鼻祖,用松針或松柴熏制而成,茶葉呈灰黑色但茶湯為深琥珀色
正(zheng)山小種(zhong),又稱拉普山小種(zhong),屬(shu)紅茶(cha)(cha)類(lei),與人工(gong)小種(zhong)合稱為(wei)小種(zhong)紅茶(cha)(cha)。開創于(yu)福建(jian)省崇(chong)安縣(1989崇(chong)安撤縣設市(shi),更名為(wei)武夷山市(shi))桐木(mu)地(di)區。是世界上(shang)較早的(de)紅茶(cha)(cha),亦稱紅茶(cha)(cha)鼻祖,至今已(yi)經(jing)有(you)400多年的(de)歷史,由福建(jian)武夷山深處當(dang)地(di)茶(cha)(cha)農(nong)于(yu)明(ming)朝(chao)中后(hou)期機緣之(zhi)下創制(zhi)(zhi)而(er)成(cheng)。后(hou)來在正(zheng)山小種(zhong)的(de)基礎(chu)上(shang)發(fa)展了(le)工(gong)夫紅茶(cha)(cha)。歷史上(shang)該茶(cha)(cha)以星村為(wei)集散(san)地(di),故又稱星村小種(zhong)。鴉片戰爭后(hou),帝國(guo)主義入侵,國(guo)內外茶(cha)(cha)葉市(shi)場競爭激烈(lie)(lie),出現正(zheng)山茶(cha)(cha)與外山茶(cha)(cha)之(zhi)爭,正(zheng)山含(han)有(you)正(zheng)統之(zhi)意(yi),因(yin)(yin)此得名。茶(cha)(cha)葉是用松(song)針或松(song)柴熏制(zhi)(zhi)而(er)成(cheng),有(you)著非常濃(nong)烈(lie)(lie)的(de)香味。因(yin)(yin)為(wei)熏制(zhi)(zhi)的(de)原因(yin)(yin),茶(cha)(cha)葉呈灰黑色,但茶(cha)(cha)湯為(wei)深琥珀色。正(zheng)山小種(zhong)產地(di)在福建(jian)省武夷山市(shi),受原產地(di)保護(hu)。
“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”紅茶一(yi)詞在歐洲較早稱(cheng)(cheng) WUYI BOHEA,其中WUYI 是武夷的(de)(de)諧音;在歐洲(英國)它(ta)是中國茶的(de)(de)象征,后因貿易(yi)繁榮,當地(di)(di)人為(wei)(wei)區別其它(ta)假冒的(de)(de)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)紅茶(人工(gong)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)或煙小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))擾亂(luan)市場,故(gu)取名(ming)為(wei)(wei)“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”,“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)(shan)”指的(de)(de)是桐(tong)(tong)木及(ji)與桐(tong)(tong)木周邊相同(tong)海(hai)拔;相同(tong)地(di)(di)域;用相同(tong)一(yi)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)傳統工(gong)藝制作(zuo);品質相同(tong),獨具桂圓湯味的(de)(de)統稱(cheng)(cheng)“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”,“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)(shan)”既指正(zheng)(zheng)確正(zheng)(zheng)宗的(de)(de)意義,而“小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”是指其茶樹品種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)(wei)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)葉種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),且(qie)產地(di)(di)地(di)(di)域及(ji)產量受地(di)(di)域的(de)(de)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)氣候所限(xian)之意;故(gu)“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”又稱(cheng)(cheng)桐(tong)(tong)木關小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。