Tea Knowledge - 5 Characteristics of Good Tea!

As a beverage that has been passed down in China for thousands of years, the quality of tea has always been the focus of tea lovers.

A cup of truly good tea, like a work of art, needs to achieve harmony and unity in multiple dimensions.

The following five core standards will take you to a deeper understanding of the characteristics of good tea.

01. Clean and odorless

Cleanliness is the basic threshold for good tea. It requires that the tea leaves should not have any foreign smell in addition to their own fragrance and taste.

Open the tea package. If you smell sour and rotten, it is likely that the fermentation was not well controlled during tea making; if there is a moldy smell, it may be that the storage place is too humid; if you smell other strange smells, it may be that it is mixed with other things.

High-quality tea will only have the fragrance it should have, such as the freshness of green tea and the sweetness of black tea, and it tastes without any foreign taste.

02. Bitter first and sweet later

The uniqueness of tea lies in the perfect ratio of bitterness and sweetness.

The right bitter-sweet ratio allows drinkers to feel both the sweet taste and the mellowness of the tea soup.

Moreover, under the stimulation of the slightly bitter taste, it can also produce a wonderful experience of refreshing and sweet, just like the taste of life, which is first slightly bitter and then sweet, with rich layers and intriguing.

03. Refreshing and comfortable

Good tea not only tastes good, but also the feeling of the mouth and throat is crucial.

The fresh taste of tea mainly comes from the high content of amino acids, which brings a moist and comfortable feeling to the mouth.

If the throat is tight when drinking tea, it will make people feel uncomfortable even if the taste is good. The real good tea tastes smooth and moist, which makes people can't help but praise it. This refreshing experience seems to bring a fresh baptism to the mouth.

04. Long-lasting aroma

Tea is a plant with natural aroma. When people taste tea, aroma and taste are often pursued together. Usually, the aroma of tea can be smelled before it is taken to the mouth. The basic requirements of good tea are obvious, pure and lasting aroma.

The improvement of tea making technology is largely to maximize the aroma of tea. Tea aroma is generally mostly floral and fruity, and also has the characteristic aroma of different varieties.

If the aroma can be integrated into the tea soup and blended with the tea soup, and the fragrance lingers on the lips and teeth after drinking it, it means that the quality of the tea is very good, as if the fragrance of spring is locked into this cup of tea soup.

05. Long-lasting and durable

Looking at the durability of brewing is one of the important criteria for judging the quality of tea. Good quality tea often has good durability.

Generally speaking, high-quality green tea can be brewed 3-4 times, oolong tea and black tea can be brewed more than 5 times. After each brewing, the taste and aroma of the tea soup can still maintain a certain level.

Tea with high durability indicates that it contains rich substances, accumulates sufficient nutrients during the growth process, and has a relatively exquisite production process.

The birth of a cup of good tea is inseparable from the natural ecological tea tree growth environment, standardized and excellent processing technology, suitable post-storage environment, and clear and formal food safety guarantees.

These five standards are interrelated and indispensable, and together they constitute the golden rule for judging good tea.

When you are tasting tea, you might as well feel it from these dimensions, and you may discover more of the beauty of tea.