Black tea is named for its black appearance. It belongs to post fermented tea. It is mild in nature, which is beneficial to human body and has great collection value. So, when selecting black tea, how to select a good black tea? What container to store black tea in? Let's follow Xiaobian to have a look!
How to choose a good black tea?
Look at its shape
Black tea is basically in the form of pressed tea, generally tea brick. Good black tea brick side without cracks, the overall appearance of clear texture, angular. After prying open with a tea needle, the loose tea is more uniform and neat. In particular, high-quality black tea, there are also flourishing gold flowers.
Smell the fragrance
High quality black tea has its own unique aroma, that is, its own fragrance, generally with the rosin or mushroom fragrance. After aging, black tea will have the fragrance of old tea.
Observe its color
In the brewing of black tea, generally the first brew is to wash tea, do not drink. The second and third bubble began to drink, black tea soup color is particularly obvious, generally presents orange bright color. The color of black tea that has been aged for a long time is more thorough and bright.
Taste it
Black tea is mild in nature due to the pile fermentation. After entering the throat, it is smooth and sweet. The overall taste is mellow. How can you drink it comfortably.
What container is best for storing black tea?
In fact, black tea is quite different from other teas. Black tea is generally in the form of tea brick and tea cake, or it is also packaged with kraft paper, cotton paper and other good permeability packaging materials. So as long as you don't pry it open, put it in a ventilated, cool and odorless place.
If it has been pried open into loose tea, it can be packed in tin, iron and stainless steel cans. No matter in which kind of container, drying, ventilation, moisture-proof, no odor these points need to pay attention to.