Gongmei white tea how to buy
1, look at the quality of the tea
The grade is characterized by the special grade: hairy and plump, the leaf is young and tender. The first grade: the hairy heart is prominent, the leaf is still tender. Second grade: the heart is slightly visible and the leaves are coarse and old. Grade 3: the heart of the hair is sparse and the leaf is coarse and old.
2, color
The characteristics of each grade are: special grade: gray-green or dark green, color and lustre. First grade: dark green, color and lustre is still harmonious. Second grade: dark green or yellow-green, color and lustre more mixed. Grade three: yellow-green, dull flower miscellaneous.
3, look at the soup color
The characteristics of each grade are, special grade: light orange-yellow, bright. First grade: orange-yellow, bright. Second grade: dark yellow or slightly red. Grade III: dark yellow nearly red.
4, taste
The characteristics of each grade are: special grade: sweet, mellow and refreshing. First grade: slightly sweet and mellow. Second grade: thick and mellow. Grade 3: thick and slightly coarse or bland and slightly coarse.
5, look at the bottom of the leaf
Characteristics of the grades are, special grade: leaf color yellow-green, leaf quality soft and bright. The first grade: leaf color gray-green, leaf quality soft and bright. Grade 2: dark green leaf color, mixed with red, leaf quality is quite hard and coarse. Grade 3: dark leaf color with red leaves, leaf quality is coarse and old.
All in all, the older the Gongmei white tea, the higher its price, because through the time precipitation of the old tea, its tea value and medicinal efficacy are better, so the price is higher is normal!