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)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong),又(you)稱拉普山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong),屬(shu)紅茶(cha)(cha)(cha)類,與人(ren)工小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)合稱為(wei)(wei)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)紅茶(cha)(cha)(cha)。開創于福建(jian)(jian)省崇(chong)安縣(1989崇(chong)安撤縣設市(shi),更名為(wei)(wei)武夷山(shan)市(shi))桐木地(di)區。是(shi)世界(jie)上(shang)(shang)較早(zao)的紅茶(cha)(cha)(cha),亦稱紅茶(cha)(cha)(cha)鼻祖,至今已經有(you)400多年的歷史,由(you)福建(jian)(jian)武夷山(shan)深(shen)處當地(di)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)農(nong)于明朝中后期機緣之(zhi)下創制而成。后來在正山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)的基礎上(shang)(shang)發展(zhan)了工夫紅茶(cha)(cha)(cha)。歷史上(shang)(shang)該茶(cha)(cha)(cha)以星村為(wei)(wei)集散地(di),故又(you)稱星村小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)。鴉片戰(zhan)爭后,帝國主義入侵,國內外茶(cha)(cha)(cha)葉(xie)市(shi)場競(jing)爭激烈,出現(xian)正山(shan)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)與外山(shan)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)之(zhi)爭,正山(shan)含(han)有(you)正統之(zhi)意,因此(ci)得名。茶(cha)(cha)(cha)葉(xie)是(shi)用松針(zhen)或松柴熏制而成,有(you)著非(fei)常濃烈的香(xiang)味。因為(wei)(wei)熏制的原因,茶(cha)(cha)(cha)葉(xie)呈(cheng)灰黑色,但茶(cha)(cha)(cha)湯(tang)為(wei)(wei)深(shen)琥珀色。正山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)產地(di)在福建(jian)(jian)省武夷山(shan)市(shi),受原產地(di)保護(hu)。
“正(zheng)山小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”紅(hong)茶一詞在歐洲(zhou)較早(zao)稱(cheng) WUYI BOHEA,其中WUYI 是(shi)武夷的(de)諧音;在歐洲(zhou)(英國(guo)(guo))它(ta)是(shi)中國(guo)(guo)茶的(de)象征,后因(yin)貿易繁榮,當(dang)地(di)人為(wei)(wei)區(qu)別其它(ta)假冒的(de)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)紅(hong)茶(人工小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)或煙小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))擾亂市場(chang),故(gu)取名為(wei)(wei)“正(zheng)山小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”,“正(zheng)山”指的(de)是(shi)桐(tong)(tong)木(mu)及(ji)與桐(tong)(tong)木(mu)周邊相(xiang)同海拔;相(xiang)同地(di)域;用相(xiang)同一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)傳統工藝制作;品質相(xiang)同,獨具(ju)桂(gui)圓湯味的(de)統稱(cheng)“正(zheng)山小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”,“正(zheng)山”既(ji)指正(zheng)確正(zheng)宗的(de)意(yi)義,而“小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”是(shi)指其茶樹品種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)為(wei)(wei)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)葉種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),且產地(di)地(di)域及(ji)產量受地(di)域的(de)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)氣候所限之意(yi);故(gu)“正(zheng)山小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”又稱(cheng)桐(tong)(tong)木(mu)關小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。