How to buy good quality tea 1, tender
Generally, tea with good tenderness meets the appearance requirements (? Light, flat, flat and straight? )。 But tenderness can't be judged only by the number of fine hairs, because the specific requirements of various teas are different. For example, the high-quality Lion Peak Longjing is fluff-free. The tenderness of bud leaves is judged by fluff, which is only suitable for Mao Feng, Maojian and Yinzhen. Mao Mao? Tea. What needs to be mentioned here is that the most tender fresh leaves should also sprout, and it is not appropriate to pick the bud heart unilaterally. Because the bud nucleus is an imperfect part, its content is not comprehensive, especially the chlorophyll content is very low. Therefore, tea should not only be made into buds in pursuit of tenderness.
2. Cable
Cord is a certain shape and specification of various tea sets, such as fried green strips, round pearl tea, flat longjing tea, granular red broken tea and so on. Generally, long strip tea is elastic, straight, strong, thin, round, flat, light and heavy; Round tea depends on the elasticity, uniformity, weight and ethereal degree of particles; Flat tea to see if it is smooth and meets the specifications. Generally speaking, the rope is tight, heavy, round (except flat tea) and straight, indicating that the raw materials are tender, the workmanship is good and the quality is excellent; If the appearance is loose, flat (except flat tea), broken, smoky and burnt, it means that the raw materials are old, the workmanship is poor and the quality is poor. Take the standard of Hangzhou green tea as an example: Grade I, Grade II, Grade III, Grade IV, Grade V, Grade VI, fine grain, fine grain, compact grain, compact grain and slightly loose grain.
Step 3 color
Tea color is closely related to the tenderness of raw materials and processing technology. All kinds of tea have certain color requirements, such as black tea, green tea, oolong tea and black tea. However, no matter what kind of tea, good tea requires consistent color, bright luster, oily and fresh. If the colors are different, the shades are different and dull, it means that the raw materials are old and tender, the workmanship is poor and the quality is poor.
The color of tea also has a great relationship with the origin and season of tea trees. Such as alpine green tea, the color is green and yellowish, fresh and bright; Low camellia or flat tea is dark green and shiny. In the process of making tea, due to improper technology, the color often deteriorates. When buying tea, you should judge according to the specific tea you buy.
4. decisive
The whole crushing is the shape and degree of tea crushing, with uniformity being the best, followed by crushing. The standard tea tasting is to put the tea in a plate (usually made of wood), so that the tea can form an orderly hierarchy according to its shape, size, weight, thickness and crushing under the action of rotating force. Among them, the thick ones are at the top, the tight ones are concentrated in the middle, and the broken ones are deposited at the bottom. All kinds of tea, medium-grade tea is the best. The upper layer is generally thick and old leaves, with light taste and light water color; There are many broken teas at the lower level, and the taste is often too strong after brewing, and the soup is darker.
5, clarity
Mainly depends on whether tea is mixed with camellia oleifera. , tea stalks, tea powder, tea seeds and the amount of inclusions such as bamboo chips, sawdust, lime and sediment mixed in the production process. Tea with good purity does not contain any inclusions. In addition, it can also be identified by the dry aroma of tea. No matter what kind of tea, there must be no peculiar smell. Every kind of tea has a specific aroma, and the dry aroma and wet aroma are also different, depending on the specific situation. Green gas, burnt smoke and cooked stuffy smell are not desirable. It is the taste, aroma and color of the brewed tea soup that is the easiest to judge the quality of tea. So if you can, try making tea. If you have a special preference for a certain kind of tea, you'd better find some information about this kind of tea, accurately understand its color, fragrance and shape characteristics, and compare the tea you buy every time, so that if you have more times, you will easily get to the point quickly. Domestic tea varieties are loaded, and non-professionals are unlikely to judge the quality of each kind of tea, just choosing what they like. Generally speaking, locally produced tea is pure, but the quality of tea is different due to the difference of tea making technology.