How to choose Pu'er tea?

Pu'er tea is a cooked tea. Not only does the color of the tea look very rich, the tea aroma is also very strong, and it also has a good stomach-nourishing effect. Therefore, many people like to drink Pu'er, especially in cold seasons, drinking Pu'er is very good. There are also certain differences among Pu'er teas, and good Pu'er teas are often sold at sky-high prices. So, how do we know what kind of Pu'er tea is good tea?

1. First look at the tea cake to see if it is spring tea. Spring tea usually has some yellow leaves on the surface. Look for "horse hoofs". The buds and leaves of spring tea are fatter than those of autumn tea. The surface of autumn tea will be more stringy than spring tea and look very smooth. The strips will be longer and thinner than spring tea. Autumn tea has no yellow flakes and the surface is also very clean.

2. Smell the tea cake. Good tea will have a dry aroma and should not have any peculiar smell.

3. When you make the first brew after washing the tea, pay attention to whether the tea soup is clear. A good tea soup should be very clear, and the new tea should be light yellow in color.

4. The first thing to judge when drinking is whether the tea tastes astringent when you swallow it. If you swallow the tea soup and then the saliva, but there is no saliva and the taste is astringent, this tea is most likely tableland tea.

5. Pay attention to the sweet aftertaste. If water comes out from the bottom of the tongue, the sides of the tongue and the cheeks, then the tea is of good quality and belongs to the old tree tea category of the tree type.

6. While drinking, you need to smell the bottom of the tea to see if there is any special smell. Normally it is the scent of ink. Very few teas have a sweet aroma. If there are other strange smells, you should also be able to taste the coexistence problem of the tea soup.

7. When you stop steeping, you must check the tea leaves. This is very important: a good tea leaf base should have high integrity and the color of the tea leaves should be yellow-green. If the tea leaves are still green after being steeped for many times, it is very likely that the tea is quickly roasted green tea, rather than sun-dried green tea.

When choosing a good Pu'er tea, you need to first look at it, then smell it, then taste it, and finally look at the bottom of the tea leaves, then you will know whether the Pu'er tea you have chosen is good. Other teas generally require new tea, and the newer the year, the better. But Pu'er tea is indeed different from others. The older the tea is, the better it is. This should be taken into consideration when choosing Pu'er tea.