As a drink that is beneficial to the body, Pu-erh tea has been endowed with a lot of meanings both historically and culturally. Nowadays, apart from the meaning, more and more tea lovers tend to return to the essence of Pu-erh tea, which is Pay attention to the drinking value and collection value of Pu’er tea itself, and hope to experience the wonderful taste and pleasant feeling brought by Pu’er tea through tasting. However, the taste of Pu’er tea, especially ancient tree tea, is ever-changing, and it is difficult to have a unified tasting standard. Regarding this point, every dedicated tea lover has his own tasting experience.
Tasting an ancient tree tea, you need to pay attention to its shape, gloss, cleanliness, uniformity, and aroma. The following four aspects to fully understand the characteristics of ancient tree tea.
1. Understand the distribution and production of ancient tree tea
Ancient tree tea products on the market are generally marked as produced in Heshan. If there is no place of origin but only abstractly called ancient tree tea, its authenticity and purity are questionable. The origin of the tea is marked, and collectors can The authenticity of the tea can be judged by understanding the conditions of the ancient tree tea in each place of origin.
2. Ancient tree tea has a unique tea flavor and flavor
Among Pu-erh teas, ancient tree teas have become the treasures of Pu-erh teas because of their unique tea aroma and charm. Tea aroma and charm are important basis for distinguishing ancient tree teas. Long-lasting, refreshing, when swallowing tea soup, there will be a special aroma and multi-layered alcohol and charm in the throat and nasal cavity.
3. Understand the characteristics of ancient tree tea from various places
Due to the influence of climate, water and soil, and growth environment, the quality, color, aroma, and aroma of ancient tree teas vary from place to place. Mastering these characteristics is an important basis for appreciation and identification. For example, Yiwu old tree tea has less bitterness and astringency, more pronounced sweetness and better mellowness. Jiangcheng tea, which is located in the same valley and airflow direction as Yiwu, also has similar characteristics, but there is a gap in the mellowness of the tea.
The basic characteristic of the ancient tree teas of Mojiang, Zhenyuan, Jinggu, and Jingdong is bitterness, most of which are bitter but not astringent. Due to the influence of latitude, climate, soil and other conditions, the tea with the most tea aroma and tea flavor is almost all in Menghai and Lancang west of the Lancang River, such as Laobanzhang, Hekai, Bada, Jingmai, Bangwei, etc. The tea gas of Chashan has strong tea flavor, high mellowness, resistance to brewing, pleasant aroma and long-lasting aftertaste.
4. Enjoy ancient tea with soup
Fragrance is one of the keys to identify ancient tree tea. The fragrance of ancient tree tea is usually strong and sinking. Teas from different hills also have different fragrances, such as Yiwu honey fragrance, Nannuo mountain fruit fragrance, etc. Ancient tree tea Tea has sweetness, which is generally expressed as elegant and sweet, with a mellow taste and a strong sense of layering. The tea soup is transparent and bright. Sensation, that is, throat rhyme.
In addition, it is the continuity of tea. Due to the age and fast growth of the tree, platform tea has poor bubble resistance, while ancient tree tea can generally be brewed for more than 20 bubbles, and some can be brewed for more than 30 bubbles due to the age of the tree and the ecological relationship. . When tasting the tea soup, you can simply judge whether it meets the characteristics of each tea mountain. For example, Jingmai tea is astringent and bitter, and the soup is sweet, with orchid fragrance, and the soup is mellow.
