It is mainly appreciated by observing the shape, soup color, aroma, taste, leaf bottom and packaging of Pu 'er tea.
Appreciation of Yunnan Puer Sancha
1. Look at the appearance
Look at the appearance, first of all, look at the strip shape of tea, whether the strip shape is complete, whether the leaves are old or tender, the old leaves are larger and the young leaves are thinner; The smell of dry tea depends on its color and purity. The dry tea of high-quality Yunnan Pu 'er loose tea is old and fragrant (some will contain dried mushrooms, Chinese medicine, dried longan, dried mold, camphor and so on. ), there is no difference, and the taste is mixed. The color is brown or reddish brown (pig liver color), oily luster, reddish brown (commonly known as red cooked), fat and strong, and less broken tea. The inferior ones are slightly stale or just stale, even with sour taste or other miscellaneous taste. The rope is thin and incomplete, dark brown in color and dry and dull.
Look at the color of the soup
Mainly depends on the depth and brightness of the soup, high-quality Yunnan Pu 'er loose tea, the tea soup is red and bright, with a "golden circle", and there seems to be an oil-beaded film on the soup. The quality is inferior, the tea soup is red but not thick or bright, and there are often dust substances suspended in it, and some even turn black, commonly known as "sauce soup".
Smell
Hot sniffing and cold sniffing are mainly used, with hot sniffing to see the purity of aroma and cold sniffing to see the durability of aroma; High-quality hot-smelling aged fragrance is obviously rich and pure, with strong "gas sense", while cold-smelling aged fragrance is long, which is a sweet taste. The inferior ones are not fresh, but they are mixed with sour taste, putrid smell, rusty water smell or other miscellaneous smells, and some of them are "smelly and musty".
Step 4 taste
Mainly from the smoothness, sweetness and throat of the taste. High-quality taste is mellow, smooth, throat-moistening, sweet, and tongue root produces fluid; The inferior taste is dull, not slippery, not sweet, uncomfortable on both sides of the tongue base, and even produces a sense of "astringency".
Look at the bottom of the leaf.
Mainly depends on the color and quality of the leaf bottom, to see whether the soaked leaf bottom is complete and whether it remains soft. High-quality brown-red color, uniform and bright, few flowers, complete leaves, soft leaves, no corruption, no hardening; The inferior ones are mottled, with dark hair, or the leaves rot and harden.
Yunnan Pu 'er tea
1. Look at the package.
Yunnan Pu 'er pressed tea is mostly packaged with traditional packaging materials, such as cotton paper for inner packaging, bamboo leaves, bamboo baskets for outer packaging, hemp rope and silk for binding, etc., which are also accepted and recognized by the majority of Pu 'er tea lovers. Check whether the packaging materials are clean and tasteless, whether the packaging is tight, correct and firm, whether the size of the outer packaging is close to the tea body and whether it is loose; Whether the cotton paper is pure cotton, whether the handwriting is clear, etc. In addition, other innovative packaging forms and exquisite small packaging should also be carefully examined.
Step 2 show up
Mainly depends on uniformity, compactness, color, tenderness and uniformity. , to see whether the shape is correct, whether the edges and corners are neat, whether the rope is clear, and whether there is delamination or falling off. For example, Yunnan Qizi cake tea (7572,7542,7262, etc. ) It is required to have a diameter of 20cm, a medium thickness (2.5cm), a thin edge (1.0cm), and the "mortar" is located in the center of the cake, the tea cord is clear, without delamination or edge drop, and the elasticity is moderate.
Look at the color of the soup
Mainly depends on the depth and brightness of the soup, high-quality Yunnan Pu 'er pressed tea, and the tea soup is bright. Inferior, the tea soup is not bright, and there are often dust or flocculent substances suspended in it, and some even have the color of "soy sauce".
Smell
Hot sniffing and cold sniffing are mainly used, and their methods are the same as Pu 'er loose tea. The high-quality hot smell aroma is obviously rich and pure, the cold smell aroma is long, and the taste is very sweet and refreshing. The inferior ones have a low aroma, some are mixed with sour taste, rancid smell, rusty water or other miscellaneous smells, and some are "smelly and musty" and "rotten".
Step 5 taste
It is basically the same as Pu 'er loose tea, mainly from the sense of smoothness, sweetness and throat moistening. High-quality taste is mellow, smooth and sweet, and the tongue root produces saliva; The inferior taste is dull, not slippery, not sweet, uncomfortable on both sides of the tongue base, and even produces a sense of "astringency".
6. Look at the bottom of the leaves
Mainly depends on the color and quality of the leaf bottom, to see whether the soaked leaf bottom is complete, whether it remains soft and bright. High-quality brown-red color, uniform and bright, few flowers, complete leaves, soft leaves, no corruption, no hardening; The inferior ones are mottled, with dark hair, or the leaves rot and harden. In addition, to identify the quality of Yunnan Pu 'er pressed tea, we should also pay attention to whether the internal and external quality are consistent, whether it is "covering tea" or "sprinkling tea" with good tea outside and tea residue inside.
In addition, in judging the year of Pu 'er tea, there are not many teas that have been on the market for more than five years, so it is difficult to judge by the senses. Consumers should pay more attention when buying. The above points can be used as the main basis for judging the year. For example, ethylene glycol with a general aging period of five to ten years has a strong smell, clear soup color and good taste; For one to three years, the smell is dull, slightly raw, watery or green.