West Lake Longjing ranks first among famous teas in China, which is mainly related to its origin. As many people in the industry know, only the West Lake area 168 square kilometers can be called the West Lake producing area of Longjing tea, and the Longjing party planted, produced and fried here can use the title of "West Lake Longjing". Longjing tea produced in other areas of Hangzhou, except the West Lake producing area, can't be called West Lake Longjing tea. Everyone has made it clear at this point, and it will be easier to distinguish it.

2. Picking time

The quality of tea depends largely on the picking time, and the reason why the tea in West Lake Longjing is so precious is that the picking time is also very particular. Generally, it is picked three days before the Qingming Festival, mainly picking buds with one bud and one leaf and one bud and two leaves, and stopping picking after the Qingming Festival. Skilled pickers can only pick 12 at most a day. And many fake West Lake Longjing are not picked at this time, and they are not necessarily one bud and one leaf or one bud and two leaves.

Step 3 observe its shape

Authentic West Lake Longjing tea is flat, with neat leaves, uniform width, mostly green and yellow, smooth and straight, with even buds and leaves, without fragments or clips. The color of other Longjing tea leaves on the market looks like that kind of tender green. We should distinguish this point. Although West Lake Longjing is also green tea, it is not classified by green, so the appearance looks extremely green, so don't believe it is genuine.

Step 4 look at the color of the soup

When we brew tea, we can also distinguish the authenticity by observing the color of the soup. The soup brewed by genuine tea leaves is clear in color, yellow-green, and looks free of any impurities. The brewed tea leaves are fat and beautiful. However, when the fake West Lake Longjing is brewed, the color of the soup looks relatively cloudy, and sometimes there are tiny pieces of tea in it. Obviously, the size and quality are not enough.

5. Check the anti-counterfeiting logo

On the packaging of every real West Lake Longjing, everyone will see many signs, among which everyone should pay attention to the anti-counterfeiting sign shown below. There are verification code anti-counterfeiting coating, producing area, producer, geographical indication, inquiry website and telephone number on the logo. We can scrape off the anti-counterfeiting coating to get the verification code. Identify the true and false by calling the phone on the anti-counterfeiting logo or logging in to the website.