Lilac ginkgo brick tea and method of preparing the same

A method of preparing a Lilac Ginkgo Brick Tea consisting of the following steps:

• (1) mixing and drying fresh Lilac leaves and Ginkgo leaves to obtain a Lilac Ginkgo Tea;
• (2) fermenting the Lilac Ginkgo Tea to obtain a Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea;
• (3) mixing the Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea with a black tea to obtain a Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea Mixture;
• and
• (4) processing the Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea Mixture to obtain the Lilac Ginkgo Brick Tea,
• wherein step (1) mixing and drying fresh Lilac leaves and Ginkgo leaves consists of:
• collecting fresh Lilac leaves and Ginkgo leaves in a weight ratio of 7:3;
• washing the Lilac leaves and the Ginkgo leaves with water 2-3 times;
• drying the Lilac leaves and the Ginkgo leaves at room temperature for 3-6 hours;
• cutting the Lilac leaves and the Ginkgo leaves into strips with a width of 3-5 mm;
• drying the Lilac leaves at 130-150° C. for 4-7 minutes, rolling the Lilac leaves for 20-40 minutes, and drying the Lilac leaves at 110-120° C. for 1-3 hours;
• drying the Ginkgo leaves at 220-250° C. for 10-15 minutes, rolling the Ginkgo leaves for 20-40 minutes, and drying the Ginkgo leaves at 110-120° C. for 1-3 hours;
• and
• mixing the Lilac leaves and the Ginkgo leaves,
• wherein step (2) fermenting the Lilac Ginkgo Tea consists of:
• spraying spores of Eurotium cristatum onto the Lilac Ginkgo Tea in a ratio of 0.5×107-1×107 spores per kilogram of the Lilac Ginkgo Tea;
• piling the Lilac Ginkgo Tea at 20-30° C. and 65-85% relative humidity for 30-40 hours;
• and
• drying the Lilac Ginkgo Tea at 20-30° C. for 2-5 hours,
• wherein in step (3), the Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea has a weight ratio of 40-90% and the black tea has a weight ratio of 10-60% based on a total weight of the Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea and the black tea, and
• wherein step (4) processing the Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea Mixture consists of:
• taking a portion of the Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea Mixture, boiling in water to obtain an extract;
• adding the extract to the remaining Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea Mixture;
• piling the Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea Mixture at 20-30° C. and 40-60% relative humidity for 1-3 hours;
• steaming the Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea Mixture for 8-12 seconds;
• spreading the spores of Eurotium cristatum in a ratio of 3×106-6×106 spores per kilogram of the Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea Mixture;
• pressing the Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea Mixture into brick shape;
• and
• curing the Fermented Lilac Ginkgo Tea Mixture at 20-25° C. and 65-80% relative humidity for 4 days and at 25-30° C. and 45-65% relative humidity for 10 days.