In the tea industry, we frequently see the "gushu tea" sign,
especially the companies and tea products under the "pure ancient
tea" sign. There are many dozens to thousands of ancient teas everywhere.
Yes. Old trees, single plants, mother trees, millennia, pure materials, wild
... so often I will meet tea friends and ask the boss like this: "How many
old tree teas in Yunnan?" Every boss will answer you without thinking,
" The volume is very small, mine is definitely old material, other brands
are not easy to say. "
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"the same paragraph" on 9.9. What is the definition of "old tree
tea"? Is it true that "Master" says "the old tree with big
leaves"? Is the famous mountain ancient tree tea bought at a high price
really worth the money?
Know the six truths of ancient tree tea, you will not be deceived!
1. Unreasonable age of ancient trees.
How old is the old tree? Some say 300 years, some say 200 years, some say 100
years, some say seventy or eighty years, this need not be too tangled. In
short, it is not a platform cutting, and the density is not so great. If you do
not need to fight medicine, you can pass it.
In fact, the age of ancient trees is actually difficult to measure accurately,
and there is currently no good way. Scientifically speaking, it is not reliable
to use C14 for anything, and there is no instrument that can achieve even a
good result. Not only is it unpredictable to live, it is to cut the tree for
several years, but it may also have a large deviation due to climate and soil.
The growth of tea trees is affected by factors such as the natural environment,
soil fertility, and pruning degree. More importantly, tea trees are not
necessarily older and the quality of tea is better. Relatively speaking, the
tea produced by the old tea tree is more delicate, more peaceful, and more
precious. However, tea trees of a century or so may also have a high aroma and
distinctive taste, so it is still necessary to speak with tea quality.
2. More than one tea in a tea mountain.
This is the easiest way for beginners to enter. "Laobanzhang" and
"New banzhang", "Iceland" and "Iceland" are very
different. This is not just a question of tree age, it is more important that
the tree species are different! Different varieties, can it taste the same? Tea
saint Lu Yu once said that the Sunlight on the cliff and shades in the tea
mountains, in different tea mountains, the location and orientation of
high-quality tea gardens vary, some are sunny and good, some are good in the
woodland.
"Such a simple truth, why didn't anyone tell me?" That's because you
haven't studied it carefully when you paid to buy a famous mountain. Of course,
if you drink it by a family, you don't have to study it so carefully. But the
truth must be known: In fact, in the same tea mountain, the value of tea
produced by different tea fields and different tea farmers in the minds of
locals is different. Don't think that the same famous mountain is one quality
and one price!
This is not a problem for most friends who buy the famous mountain ancient tree
tea in the market, because the colder fact about ancient tree tea is that
Banzhang Iceland bought in the retail market is basically not true.
3. Is Mingqian tea and spring tea equal to good tea?
Every year when the spring tea season comes, "Mingqian ancient tree
tea" and "spring ancient tree tea" burst into the circle of
friends, and the old tea people can only say "lol".
"Mingqian tea" is the seasonal concept of green tea in Jiangnan area,
and has little relationship with ancient Pu-erh trees. The picking time of
different tree species in different tea areas in Yunnan and even in the same
tea area is different. In some places, only a small amount can be collected
before tomorrow, some can only pick bud tips, and some are not mined at all.
Most high-quality ancient tree tea is not Mingqian tea.
Compared to "Mingqian tea", "spring tea" is a little more
reliable. From a large range, the tea picked in the front is better than the
spring tail tea, but it is not better in front. Ancient tree tea has its own
rules, and it is often the best quality of tea during the spring tea season.
The front and back are relatively inferior. The doorway can be deeper here,
which is related to the plant's own laws and moon phases. There is a chance to
discuss the mysterious things.
4. The new tea cannot fully reflect the characteristics of tea mountain.
An embarrassing fact: Every year there are a large number of ancient tree teas,
including expensive famous mountains, which are drunk and drunk without fully
reflecting their value. The question of how long it takes to drink is related
to the drinkable period. Tea with a short shelf life and tea with a long shelf
life have their own advantages and can be consumed. But it will take at least a
year or two of transformation before we can roughly see the pattern of an
ancient tree tea.
How much is the difference between freshly made fresh tea and ancient tree tea
stored for more than one year? This is not easy to quantify. On average, the
similarity is no more than 30%. It ’s better to grab a new one every year, or
to taste new tea, and it doesn’t make much sense, so we recommend drinking
while hiding and feeling the charm of time.
Tasting the new tea is based on the familiarity with this tea. Only after the
correspondence between the new tea and the old tea is established can the new
tea be judged. Too much tea, new tea and old tea taste completely different,
and the more you drink, the more elusive the regularity is. This is also the
charm of saving tea!
5. The aged may not be more fragrant.
The storage of Pu-erh tea is a big issue. As long as it is good tea, if the
storage environment is correct, short-term and long-term teas are very good,
but the conversion of Pu-erh tea has its own rules, not only the more mature
and more fragrant.
Under the premise of reasonable storage, the aroma of tea at different stages
has different characteristics, which is not as simple as the proportional
relationship with time. In general, the fragrance in the early stage is more
clear, and the latter is more mellow. "The more aged, the more fragrant"
may be more accurate.
6. Whether the ancient tree has nothing to do with the appearance.
There are often masters of different ways to judge whether a tea is an ancient
tree tea based on the shape of dry tea or leaf bottom. The varieties of
platform tea are simple; ancient tree varieties are rich and colorful: not only
large-leaf species, but also middle-leaf species and small-leaf species; there
are long, round, flat, willow-shaped, oval, heart-shaped; serrated Sharp, but
also jagged and fuzzy; there are blades as thick as leather and thin as paper.
These appearance differences are brought about by different varieties, and it
does not matter whether it is ancient tree tea.
Was influenced by the tea mountains in the Yiwu and Menghai areas in the past,
and people believed that Daye was authentic. Now this view has gradually been
abandoned. The only thing that can judge whether it is an ancient tree by its
appearance is that you know that the raw material comes from this mountain, and
you are fully aware of the several varieties and characteristics of this
mountain. This is not what the master can do. The tea farmers can be separated.
Of course, the mountain farmers will not be able to experience their taste.
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