How can novices tell whether Pu'er tea is raw tea or ripe tea, new tea or old tea? Pu'er tea is one of the health tea that many people prefer in winter, so can you distinguish between raw tea and ripe tea?
What is the new and ripe Pu'er tea?
Raw tea and cooked tea
Pu'er raw tea is called Shengpu for short. In the process of storage, the natural fermentation will be carried out. Its appearance is dark green and oily, pekoe is exposed, the tea is golden, and the taste is mellow.
Pu'er tea is called "Shu Pu" for short. Compared with the raw tea, the raw tea is fermented by the method of artificial warming and humidification. Its rope is brown yellow, red, brown and bright, taste mellow and smooth.
New tea and old tea
Generally speaking, newly made or made for one or two years are called new tea.
But the definition of ripe tea is different. Some people think that 3 years can be called old tea, others think that 5-10 years of tea is old tea. I think it's mainly about the efficiency of tea transformation. Some teas may have obvious transformation in three years. However, the industry is generally more than five years of tea for the good.
At present, the old tea stored in raw Pu'er tea is collected by many people. In fact, the quality of mature Pu'er tea will be better after being stored.
2. Differences between the old and new tea
appearance
The new tea is dark green with obvious hair.
The yellow and dark brown color of the old tea strips and the pekoe on the cake surface gradually turn to golden.
aroma
The new tea has bright fragrance, clear honey rhyme and a little fresh green flavor.
Old tea with jujube, wood, lotus, ginseng and so on.
Taste
The new tea has a strong stimulating taste, a bitter and astringent taste, and a strong and rapid return to sweet and fresh water.
The taste of old tea is relatively warm, the soup is relatively mellow and smooth, and it's not as exciting as new tea.
colour of tea
The color of the new tea soup is yellow and green, and the newly made tea soup will have some turbidity.
Old tea from bright yellow - orange yellow - orange red, decades of old tea soup color has been close to wine red, and close to cooked tea.
Leaf bottom
The bottom of the new tea leaves is bright green, the veins of the leaves are clear, the leaves are flexible, fresh and tender, and green.
The old tea leaves are yellowish green at the bottom, and the old ones are yellowish brown.
Tea property
The new tea has strong irritancy and is easy to be uncomfortable for people with bad stomach.
Old tea is mild and suitable for a wide range of people.
3. The difference between old and new tea
appearance
The color of old and new tea is very deep, so it is difficult to see the difference from the appearance.
aroma
After the wodui process, new tea will have a strong smell of wodui, similar to seafood.
The smell of old tea will gradually dissipate and turn into the unique mellow and aged flavor of mature tea.
Taste
The new tea tastes heavy, and the tea soup is not thick and smooth enough.
The tea soup of old tea is thick, smooth and sweet.
colour of tea
The new tea soup is reddish brown and transparent.
The old tea is almost reddish brown, which looks more thick and full-bodied.
Leaf bottom
The new tea base is more elastic. You can feel the toughness when you pinch it with your fingers.
The old tea leaves have a soft base, which can be broken when you twist your fingers.
Tea property
The new tea is hot, and the newly made tea is easy to catch fire after drinking too much.
Compared with the new tea, the old tea is more warm and comfortable