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
正山(shan)小(xiao)種,又稱拉普山(shan)小(xiao)種,屬(shu)紅(hong)茶(cha)類(lei),與(yu)(yu)人工(gong)小(xiao)種合稱為(wei)小(xiao)種紅(hong)茶(cha)。開(kai)創(chuang)于福建(jian)省崇安縣(1989崇安撤縣設市,更名為(wei)武(wu)夷山(shan)市)桐(tong)木地區。是世(shi)界上較早的紅(hong)茶(cha),亦稱紅(hong)茶(cha)鼻(bi)祖,至(zhi)今(jin)已(yi)經有400多年的歷史(shi),由(you)福建(jian)武(wu)夷山(shan)深處當地茶(cha)農于明朝中(zhong)后期(qi)機緣之(zhi)(zhi)下創(chuang)制而(er)成(cheng)(cheng)。后來在正山(shan)小(xiao)種的基礎上發展了工(gong)夫紅(hong)茶(cha)。歷史(shi)上該茶(cha)以星村為(wei)集散地,故(gu)又稱星村小(xiao)種。鴉(ya)片戰(zhan)爭后,帝國(guo)主義入侵,國(guo)內外茶(cha)葉市場競爭激(ji)烈(lie),出現正山(shan)茶(cha)與(yu)(yu)外山(shan)茶(cha)之(zhi)(zhi)爭,正山(shan)含有正統之(zhi)(zhi)意,因此得名。茶(cha)葉是用松針或松柴熏(xun)(xun)制而(er)成(cheng)(cheng),有著非常(chang)濃烈(lie)的香味。因為(wei)熏(xun)(xun)制的原因,茶(cha)葉呈灰黑色,但茶(cha)湯為(wei)深琥珀(po)色。正山(shan)小(xiao)種產地在福建(jian)省武(wu)夷山(shan)市,受原產地保護(hu)。
“正山(shan)(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”紅茶一詞在歐洲較早稱(cheng) WUYI BOHEA,其中(zhong)WUYI 是(shi)武夷(yi)的(de)諧音;在歐洲(英國(guo))它(ta)(ta)是(shi)中(zhong)國(guo)茶的(de)象(xiang)征,后(hou)因(yin)貿易繁榮,當地(di)(di)人為區別其它(ta)(ta)假冒的(de)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)紅茶(人工(gong)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)或煙小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))擾亂市(shi)場,故(gu)取(qu)名為“正山(shan)(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”,“正山(shan)(shan)”指的(de)是(shi)桐(tong)木(mu)及與桐(tong)木(mu)周邊相(xiang)同(tong)(tong)海(hai)拔;相(xiang)同(tong)(tong)地(di)(di)域(yu);用相(xiang)同(tong)(tong)一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)傳統工(gong)藝(yi)制作;品質(zhi)相(xiang)同(tong)(tong),獨具桂(gui)圓湯(tang)味的(de)統稱(cheng)“正山(shan)(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”,“正山(shan)(shan)”既(ji)指正確正宗的(de)意義,而(er)“小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”是(shi)指其茶樹品種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)為小(xiao)(xiao)葉種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),且產地(di)(di)地(di)(di)域(yu)及產量受地(di)(di)域(yu)的(de)小(xiao)(xiao)氣(qi)候所限之意;故(gu)“正山(shan)(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”又(you)稱(cheng)桐(tong)木(mu)關小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。