What would you do if you wanted to "fake" Pu 'er tea?

When a brand or product sells well, there will be a large number of "knockoffs" in the market, which are fake and shoddy. The popularity of Pu 'er tea has made many people see the benefits and business opportunities. In order to make money, say bad things as good ones and turn fake imitations into real ones. Today is 3 15. Let's talk about the fake means of Pu 'er tea.

Fake means 1: the workshop takes the brand of the big factory as the brand.

This kind of "fake" has occurred in all walks of life. It's not specialized in making Pu 'er tea. It's high-tech, and it's exactly the same in details such as packaging, internal flight and anti-counterfeiting. But interestingly, some "fake" teas are not bad in quality. There is a saying that "good tea is good tea", as long as they don't charge exorbitant prices, they can be accepted. If you are very particular about this aspect, it is recommended to buy it in brand stores and franchise stores. Generally, you won't buy fakes.

Fake means 2: make old new tea and sell it as old tea.

Pu 'er old tea sells well and can be sold at a high price, but after all, old tea is scarce. Some unscrupulous vendors turn "old" new tea into old tea. There are usually two ways to make old tea: tea aging and packaging aging. Tea is old, others can fake it, but the old fragrance and rhyme of old tea can't be made. Therefore, the identification of "high-quality" fake old tea can only be identified by tasting it, but few people have actually seen and drunk it, and there is a lack of certain identification standards. As for the old packaging, it is more like "easy-to-let", with similar form and spirit. Non-experienced tea drinkers can't tell the difference. Unless they have a soft spot for old tea, they'd better stay away.

Fake means 3: Xiao Ye tea fake big leaf species.

The raw materials of fake Pu 'er tea mainly come from lobular seeds in Guangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and Sichuan. In fact, the raw material of Pu 'er tea can only be big leaf, and small leaf tea is only used as the raw material of green tea and a small amount of black tea. Xiao Yecha can't even label Pu 'er, so there is no need to talk about quality and technology. The identification of this kind of tea is also very simple, that is, the tea tastes sour, no matter the shade, it can't be taken off, and there is no internal flight.

Counterfeiting means 4: Borrowing technology to make Pu 'er "look better"

In order to "take off the heart" and cater to tea customers, Pu 'er tea is made by baking green and black tea, which makes the tea fragrant, the soup red and bright, and increases the selling appearance. Tea processed by baking process is not necessarily bad, but it can't be stored for long. It tastes delicious at first, but it will be difficult to import in a few years. The tea made by black tea technology will look good in color, but the transformation of aroma and taste is obviously not as good as that made by Pu 'er traditional technology, and the longer it takes, the more obvious it will be. It is not difficult to identify these. Tea smells abnormal and is baked correctly. If there is a large area of red leaves and stalks after the tea leaves are soaked, it is a black tea process.

False means five: the old trees are not gathered enough.

There are thousands of ancient tree teas per catty, and many vendors pretend to be ancient tree teas with Taiwanese tea, which is inferior and expensive. But this kind of tea is very troublesome to distinguish, and it can't be distinguished just by looking, smelling and drinking. Again, it's better to stay away from it than to have a soft spot.

False meaning 6: My tea is the famous camellia.

Using ordinary mountain tea as famous tea is essentially shoddy. Among them, Banzhang, Yi Wu, Iceland and Jingmai are the most "shanzhai". The same non-experts and experts are indistinguishable. Tea is for drinking, as long as it tastes good. Excessive pursuit of a brand will ruin it.

False means seven: spell pure.

Fake pure materials are generally made by blending tea, just like fake ancient trees and famous mountains. Mixed tea is good and bad. After all, pure tea is not cheap. Preparing tea is an industrial product suitable for large-scale, standardized and popular consumption; Pure tea is a cultural product suitable for tea lovers to be personalized, diversified and enjoy spiritually.

Fake means eight: manual machinery

The difference between handmade tea and mechanical tea lies in the three processes of fixing, rolling and drying, which will have different effects on taste, taste and subsequent changes. As for whether other processes are handmade, it is not the main problem. Handmade is more of an attitude towards tradition and the pursuit of humanistic beauty contained in the process, and has little to do with the sensory effect of drinking tea itself. As long as the machine is not used for fixing and drying, but for rolling and pressing, it has little effect on the quality of tea, so there is no need to ask too much.

Fake means 9: Summer tea is sold as spring tea.

Spring tea has three characteristics of "early, little and good", so the price will naturally not be cheap. The largest tea production in Taiwan is summer tea, but some people sell these teas as spring tea. However, there are essential differences between the two in taste and body feeling, which can be distinguished with a little experience.

What kind of Pu 'er is a good Pu 'er? What makes you refreshed after drinking is not necessarily the best tea, but it is definitely good tea. As long as the tea is good, it doesn't matter which village, hill or even ancient tree.