What should I pay attention to when choosing black tea?

Wuyishan black tea is a kind of fully fermented black tea, which is mainly produced in Tongmuguan area, Xingcun Town, Wuyishan City. It is the earliest black tea in the world, also known as? The originator of black tea? It has a history of more than 400 years. Wuyi black tea, as a kind of black tea once loved by the British royal family, has attracted wide attention all over the world. Wuyi black tea belongs to fully fermented tea, which has a unique flavor, including the fragrance of flowers and fruits or dried longan. Let's talk about the variety differences of black tea, the method of tea selection, the efficacy, benefits and brewing skills of tea!

① Variety difference: process difference.

The technology of black tea can be summarized as: withering-rolling-fermentation-drying. However, there are differences between different black teas.

Technology of broken red tea: withering-rolling-cutting-fermentation-drying.

Kung Fu black tea technology: withering-rolling-fermentation-drying-refining processing technology.

Small black tea technology: withering-(smoking pine)-drying-refining processing technology.

② There are five steps in selecting tea leaves.

1, appearance

The shape, weight, thickness, tightness and so on of black tea can be distinguished by the touch of grasping; But don't catch too much black tea, so as to avoid the sweat from your palms infiltrating into the tea and getting wet.

High-quality black tea: It looks like a rope, which is relatively heavy, strong, complete and clean, with uniform size, consistent color and golden hair, so it is a high-quality black tea. Poor quality black tea is loose, loose, thick, light, powdery or broken leaves, mixed with other substances (weeds, old branches, tea fruits, etc. ), are considered inferior black tea.

Step 2 taste

High quality black tea: sweet and mellow.

Inferior black tea: Bitter, strong, astringent, pungent and smelly are inferior black tea.

Step 3 smell the fragrance

You can smell black tea, smell its fragrance, and judge whether there are other peculiar smells (such as rancid and musty) besides natural fragrance.

4. Look at the color of the soup

Good quality black tea: after brewing, the soup color is crystal clear, red and bright.

Inferior black tea: the soup is turbid with many fine powders, and its taste and aroma are not obvious, accompanied by peculiar smell.

5. Look at the bottom of the leaves

High-quality black tea: the soaked tea leaves are completely unfolded, seamless, soft in texture and sweet and mellow in smell; They are all high-quality black tea.

Poor quality black tea: The flowers at the bottom of the leaves are mixed with old terrier, which is dark and does not spread.