What kind of tea is good tea? Clear soup and green liquid, with a delicate aftertaste! The quality of tea mainly depends on the following four points -

Look at the color:

The color of new tea is generally fresher and more pleasing to the eye, either light green or dark green. Green tea is good for its emerald green color and freshness and vitality; fried green tea is gray-green in color and slightly shiny. The color of some tea leaves is withered, dark and brown, indicating that the inner substance of the tea leaves has been oxidized to varying degrees. This kind of tea is often old tea; if there are obvious focuses or bubble spots (black or deep sauce-colored spots) on the tea leaves or the edges of the leaves are Burnt edges mean it is not good and it is not good tea; if the tea leaves are mixed in color and have a large contrast in color, it means there are yellow flakes in the tea leaves, old leaves or even old tea, and such tea cannot be said to be good tea.

Second appearance:

Various tea leaves have specific appearance characteristics, some are like silver needles, some are like melon seed slices, some are like round beads, and some are like Bird's tongue, some leaves are loose and foamy, and some leaves are tightly knotted. The leaves of fried green tea are tightly knotted and straight. Famous teas have their own unique shapes. For example, the shape of Wuzi Xianhao is "slightly flat and straight." Generally speaking, the appearance of new tea: those with bright strands and uniform size, thickness and length are considered top grade; those with dull strands, uneven appearance, and even tea stems and seeds are considered low grade. The ones that are thin and solid, have many bud heads, and have sharp edges are high in tenderness; the ones that are thick and loose, have many old leaves, and have fat swollen leaves are low in tenderness. Flat-shaped teas are best when they are flat and smooth, followed by thick, dry, and short ones; bar-shaped teas are best when they are tight, thin, round, straight, and even, rough, twisted, and short; granular teas are by far the best. The ones that are complete and firm are the best, and the ones that are loose and lumpy are the second best. (The first paragraph was added by the West Lake Longjing Information Platform)

Three scents:

New tea generally has a new tea aroma. Good new tea, the tea aroma is particularly obvious. For example, new green tea has a pleasant and refreshing aroma, and its aroma can be divided into light aroma, strong aroma, and sweet aroma. The higher the quality of the tea, the richer and more tangy the aroma will be. When chewing or brewing, green tea has a sweet aroma. If you can't smell the tea aroma or smell a green, rough, or burnt aroma, it is not a good new tea. If it is old tea, the aroma will be weak or have an old smell.

Four pinches of dryness and wetness:

Pinch the tea leaves with your fingers to determine the dryness and wetness of the new tea. For new tea to be durable in storage, it must be sufficiently dry. Damp tea leaves have a high water content, which will not only seriously affect the color, aroma, and taste of the tea, but are also prone to mold and deterioration. To judge whether the new tea is dry enough, you can take one or two tea leaves and pinch them slightly with your thumb and index finger. Tea leaves that can be kneaded into powder are dry tea leaves that can be purchased; if they are not kneaded into powder, it means that the tea has been damp and has a low water content. High, this new tea is easy to spoil and should not be purchased. At the same time, to avoid shoddy products, we would like to introduce the characteristics of several famous and high-quality teas for reference when purchasing new teas. Wuzi Xianhao: slightly flat and straight in shape, like an orchid petal, emerald green in color, tender and long-lasting in fragrance, and easy to drink when brewing. In the soup, the buds grow into flowers, standing upright in the cup, criss-crossing each other, the clear soup is blue liquid, and the aftertaste is fragrant. Wuzi Green Tea: The appearance is tight, thin, heavy, even, with front sprouts, green color, tender and fresh aroma, high and long-lasting chestnut aroma, mellow taste, bright green soup color, and bright green leaves at the bottom. Source: Shanguo Drinking Art