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(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),又稱拉普(pu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),屬(shu)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)類,與(yu)人工小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)合稱為(wei)(wei)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)。開創于福(fu)建省崇(chong)安縣(xian)(1989崇(chong)安撤縣(xian)設市,更名(ming)為(wei)(wei)武夷(yi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)市)桐木地區(qu)。是世界上較(jiao)早的紅(hong)(hong)(hong)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha),亦稱紅(hong)(hong)(hong)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)鼻祖,至今已經有(you)400多(duo)年的歷(li)史,由福(fu)建武夷(yi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)深處當(dang)地茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)農于明朝中(zhong)后(hou)(hou)期機(ji)緣之(zhi)下(xia)創制而成(cheng)(cheng)。后(hou)(hou)來在正(zheng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的基礎(chu)上發展了工夫紅(hong)(hong)(hong)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)。歷(li)史上該茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)以星村為(wei)(wei)集散地,故(gu)又稱星村小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。鴉(ya)片戰爭后(hou)(hou),帝(di)國主義入侵,國內(nei)外茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)葉市場競爭激(ji)烈(lie),出現正(zheng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)與(yu)外山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)之(zhi)爭,正(zheng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)含有(you)正(zheng)統之(zhi)意,因(yin)此得名(ming)。茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)葉是用松針(zhen)或松柴熏(xun)制而成(cheng)(cheng),有(you)著(zhu)非(fei)常濃烈(lie)的香味(wei)。因(yin)為(wei)(wei)熏(xun)制的原因(yin),茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)葉呈灰黑色(se),但茶(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)(cha)湯(tang)為(wei)(wei)深琥珀(po)色(se)。正(zheng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)產地在福(fu)建省武夷(yi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)市,受原產地保護。
“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”紅茶(cha)(cha)一詞在歐洲較早稱(cheng) WUYI BOHEA,其(qi)(qi)中(zhong)WUYI 是(shi)武(wu)夷的諧音;在歐洲(英(ying)國)它(ta)是(shi)中(zhong)國茶(cha)(cha)的象征,后(hou)因貿易(yi)繁(fan)榮,當地(di)人(ren)為(wei)區(qu)別其(qi)(qi)它(ta)假冒的小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)紅茶(cha)(cha)(人(ren)工小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)或(huo)煙小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))擾亂市場,故取名為(wei)“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”,“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)”指(zhi)的是(shi)桐木(mu)及(ji)與桐木(mu)周邊相(xiang)同(tong)(tong)(tong)海拔(ba);相(xiang)同(tong)(tong)(tong)地(di)域;用相(xiang)同(tong)(tong)(tong)一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)傳統(tong)工藝(yi)制作;品質相(xiang)同(tong)(tong)(tong),獨具桂圓湯味的統(tong)稱(cheng)“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”,“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)”既指(zhi)正(zheng)(zheng)確正(zheng)(zheng)宗的意義,而“小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”是(shi)指(zhi)其(qi)(qi)茶(cha)(cha)樹品種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)葉種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),且產(chan)地(di)地(di)域及(ji)產(chan)量受(shou)地(di)域的小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)氣候(hou)所限之(zhi)意;故“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”又(you)稱(cheng)桐木(mu)關(guan)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。