How to judge Pu-erh tea shape

Posted by naturalpuerh on March 9th, 2020

Natural puerh tea company regular product Aged Puerh tea is created by secondary-oxidation and post-fermentation tea. This type of Puerh tea is referred to as ripened, or cooked, Puerh, which has a rich, mellow and earthy flavor. Unlike many other teas which should be consumed shortly after production, such as green and white teas, Pu-erh tea can either be brewed immediately or it can be stored and aged for many years, much like a fine wine. Most Puerh teas are classified by the year they were produced and the region they were grown in, much like many wine vintages. In fact, when it comes to Puerh tea, the longer it is stored and aged properly, the more complex the flavor and the more valuable the tea gets. Many aged Puerh teas are served in Chinese restaurants after heavy meals, as Puerh tea is known for it's ability to break down fat, also making it a great weight loss!

Pu-erh tea shape is the strip shape of tea leaves, whether the strip shape is complete, tight and clear. The leaves are old or tender, the old leaves are larger, and the young leaves are thinner.

Look at the color and clarity of dry tea, no difference, miscellaneous, brownish brown or brownish red (pig liver color), with oily luster, reddish brown (commonly known as red ripe), stringy fat, broken broken tea less.

The inferior ones are slightly fragrant or only stale, and even have a sour taste or other miscellaneous taste, the cord is tight and incomplete, the color is dark brown, dull and dull.
 
Raw Pu-erh tea shape is symmetrical, the cords are tightly knotted, the color is green brown or tan, the luster is moist, and the tea cake is tapped with hands, and the sound is crisp and sharp.
 
Cooked Pu-erh tea shape is well-proportioned, tightly-knotted, clear, brownish-red, shiny and lustrous.

But for the appearance of Pu-erh tea, long-term exposure to Pu-erh tea has another aesthetic habit. For other teas, it is better to pursue the newer, the tenderer and the finer; for example, Longjing, Maofeng melon slices, etc. However, in front of Pu-erh tea, it should be "heavy and light," because Pu-erh tea is based on Yunnan large leaf species. , The leaf shape is new, tender, and fine, the tea is not very full, especially the old tree tea, thick and strong, dark and simple and Xiu Run pleasant and not contradictory, that is: Pu-erh tea to reverse fashion to China Tea's blind pursuit of tenderness and fineness is a good guide. Pu-erh tea is wise and furious.
 

In fact, in the practice of tasting, the delicate palace level is good, but those with grades four or six or even tea stalks have unique flavors. In addition, some manual workshops, because each process is done manually, follow Industrialization is different. These stone-milled tea cakes may not be round, thick or evenly skewed, or even slightly skewed, but don’t have the traditional aesthetic beauty of the art, which is very collectable.

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