How to choose oolong tea?

Drinking oolong tea regularly can help you lose weight, beautify your skin, and lower blood lipids, making the body healthier, so many people like to drink oolong tea. People who drink oolong tea regularly will have some experience and knowledge on how to choose oolong tea, but beginners often don’t know how to choose tea. Sometimes they are deceived by shopping guides and spend a lot of money but end up buying low-quality oolong tea. So, how should we choose oolong tea?

1. Look at the appearance

Tea that looks rough, loose, not tight, dull, dark in color, and has lost its freshness is of medium to low quality or is aged tea. At the same time, you also need to check whether the appearance is neat and uniform, clean and free of debris, and whether there are tea stems, tea flakes, tea powder and other substances. It is best to grab a handful of tea leaves and weigh them to feel the lightness of the tea leaves. The heavier the tea leaves, the better. The lighter the tea leaves, the worse.

2. Smell and taste

After looking at the appearance of the tea, you can brew it, smell its fragrance and taste its flavor. When smelling the aroma, one should first smell whether the floral fragrance is pure and what type of fragrance it is; second, see whether the floral fragrance is strong or weak, whether it has a slight floral fragrance or a yeasty fragrance; third, see whether the floral fragrance is the type of fragrance you like. When tasting the food, you should pay attention to whether the taste is strong or light, and whether it has any flavor or variety. The taste of tea should not be bitter, astringent, yeasty, sour, rancid, burnt or have any other abnormal taste.

3. Observe the tea soup

Generally, the color of the tea soup should be golden or orange-yellow, and it should be clear, not turbid, not dark, and free of sediment. The one that can be brewed three or four times without the soup color becoming lighter is valuable.

4. Look at the tea dregs (leaf bottom)

After drinking, observe the tea residue in the cup. The tea dregs should be flat and shiny, with red edges or red dots. You also need to pinch the tea residue with your hands. If it feels soft and thick, not hard or prickly, it means the raw materials are good and the processing technology is properly mastered.

Although you get what you pay for, it is certainly difficult to buy good oolong tea at a cheap price, but if you don’t know much about tea, you will buy poor quality oolong tea even if you spend a lot of money. Therefore, when buying oolong tea, you must pay attention to the appearance, smell the tea fragrance, taste the tea fragrance, look at the tea soup, and look at the tea residue. Only by considering all factors comprehensively can you buy good tea.