In fact, there is no question of whether loose tea is good or cake tea is good. If the raw materials and production technology of Yunnan Pu 'er tea are good, then both loose tea and cake tea are good. Whether it is raw tea or cooked tea of Yunnan Pu 'er tea, the first criterion for considering good tea is that the raw materials of Yunnan Pu 'er tea must be excellent raw materials of large-leaf sun-dried green tea in Lancang River basin of Yunnan Province, as well as traditional exquisite production technology and storage conditions.
Let's talk about the advantages of Yunnan Pu 'er tea. Yunnan Pu 'er tea loose tea does not need the process of prying tea, so it is relatively easy to brew loose tea, and the post-fermentation transformation is relatively faster. It doesn't need the meticulous brewing process like Yunnan Pu 'er tea cake, but it will be too big or easy to bump and crush during storage and transportation.
Of course, in other words, there will be advantages and disadvantages. Yunnan Pu 'er tea loose tea has a relatively large volume and occupies a relatively large storage space. Broken tea is easy to be produced during transportation, and its aroma will be distributed faster than cake tea.
Yunnan Pu 'er tea cake is more conducive to later storage. Whether Yunnan Pu 'er tea is raw or cooked, Yunnan Pu 'er tea with a relatively long storage time (such as ten, twenty or even longer) can be seen in the market. Almost all of them are Yunnan Pu 'er tea cakes. Of course, it depends on personal hobbies or habits to choose the one that suits your needs, and each has its own advantages.
However, no matter what shape of tea, Yunnan Pu 'er tea cake tea or cooked tea, it is important to pay special attention to the fact that Yunnan Pu 'er tea must have good raw materials, good traditional production technology, good storage conditions and drying before it can be transformed into good Yunnan Pu 'er tea.