How is Pu 'er tea graded?

The classification of Pu 'er tea grades is based on tenderness, and the higher the tenderness, the higher the grade. There are three main points to measure tenderness:

First look at the number of buds. There are many buds, thin and tender.

The second is to look at the tightness of the rope (the tightness of the leaves), the heaviness, and the tenderness of the tightness and heaviness.

The third is the degree of gloss. Glossy and lustrous, moist and tender, but dry and tender.

Extended data:

Pu 'er tea (scientific name: tea variety. Assamica) is a big tree, with a height of16m, slightly hairy shoots and white terminal buds. The leaves are thin leathery, oval, brownish green at the top after drying, slightly shiny, light green at the bottom, hairy at the ribs, the rest are pubescent, and the old leaves become bald; Lateral veins 8-9 pairs, obviously above. Flowers axillary and pilose. Bracts 2, caducous. Sepals 5, suborbicular, glabrous outside. Petals 6-7, obovate, glabrous. Stamens 8- 10 mm long, free and glabrous. Ovary 3-loculed, velvety; Style 8 mm long, 3-lobed at the top. Capsule oblate and triangular. Each chamber has 1 seed, nearly round, with a diameter of 1 cm.

Pu 'er tea is mainly produced in Xishuangbanna, Lincang and Pu 'er in Yunnan Province. Pu 'er tea pays attention to brewing skills and art of drinking, and it has a variety of drinking methods, which can be both clear and mixed. Pu 'er tea soup is orange-yellow, with high and lasting aroma, unique fragrance, rich taste and durable foam resistance.

Grading standard:

Ultra-high-specification cables are compact, straight and thin, showing very good details; The endosperm soup is red in color, rich in fragrance, mellow in taste, and brown and tender at the bottom of leaves.

The first-class appearance of the cable is slightly tender and more obvious; The endosperm soup is red in color, mellow in taste, pure in aroma, and brown, red, fat and tender at the bottom of leaves.

The three-level appearance of the cable is tight, which is still obvious; The endosperm soup is red in color, mellow in taste, pure in aroma, and soft in brown and red at the bottom of leaves.

The fifth-class external cable is solid and slightly thinner; Endosperm soup is dark red in color, mellow in taste, pure in aroma, uneven in brown and red in leaf color and soft.

The seventh outer cord is thick and dense, brownish red and slightly gray. The inner soup is dark red in color, mellow in taste, pure in aroma, uneven in brown and red at the bottom of leaves, fresh and tender.

Eight-level lay rope is fat and strong, and the color is brownish red and slightly gray; The endosperm soup is dark red in color, mellow in taste, pure in aroma, and brown and tender in leaf bottom.

The cable with Grade 9 appearance is thick and firm, and the color is brownish red and slightly gray. The endosperm soup is dark red in color, mellow in taste, pure in aroma, and brown and tender in leaf bottom.

10 is slightly loose in appearance, brownish red in color and slightly flowery; Endosperm soup is dark red in color, mild in taste and aroma, and slightly reddish brown at the bottom of leaves.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Pu 'er tea