Why is Pu 'er tea made into tea cakes?

Types of Pu 'er tea

Pu 'er tea is divided into "loose tea" and "tight tea" according to whether the tea is pressed or not. Pressed tea can be further divided into bowl-shaped "Tuo tea", round "Qizi cake tea", square "tea brick" and "square tea", as well as mushroom-shaped pressed tea.

Pu 'er tea is divided into "raw tea" and "cooked tea" according to the production process of tea. Tea cakes made of raw tea are commonly known as "green cakes" and tea cakes made of cooked tea are commonly known as "cooked cakes".

Pu 'er tea is also divided into "dry storage Pu 'er" and "wet storage Pu 'er" according to the aging environment.

Is the older the better?

1997 During the migration tide triggered by the return of China and Hongkong, old teahouses and teahouses released aged Pu 'er tea that had been dusty for many years. When collectors had no choice but to sell in Hong Kong, Taiwanese tea gradually turned green. For those who like Taiwan Province's old tea, this is an opportunity. When tea merchants in Chinese mainland and Hongkong don't understand why people in Taiwan Province Province are willing to exchange millions of taels of silver for batches of aged Pu 'er tea, these precious teas, which are generally ignored, are rapidly gathering in Taiwan Province Province.

Of course, there are some inferior products during this period, but this should not damage the treasures of experts for decades. These may be priceless, because there is no other reason than historical reasons. Nowadays, tea lovers in China and Hong Kong are lamenting that it is difficult for China and Hong Kong to find the original hiding place of these treasures, and more people say that it is a hype in Taiwan Province Province. But to be fair, merchants don't know that goods are profitable and expensive to circulate. The new tea at the tea fair is expensive, and it is available every year, and it emerges endlessly. Of course, there are many counterfeiters and speculators in all walks of life, ancient and modern, at home and abroad, but imagine that even inferior ones are old, let alone fake ones.

How to choose good Pu 'er tea?

People who like aged drinks and foods should know that both materials and production are very important, and storage is the key. Different environments and containers can not be ignored. Therefore, the storage of aged Pu 'er tea should focus on the aging process, storage environment, storage space, storage containers and packaging materials. According to personal experience, five main points of tea storage are summarized: constant temperature, constant humidity, avoiding light, no odor and stimulation. The first four should not only be moderate, but also avoid their changes. The more tea leaves stored in the same static space, the better the mutual stimulation of tea fragrance. The so-called excitation is the infection of taste phase, and the fragrance is attracted by the fragrance.

The aged Pu 'er tea before 1960s is usually called antique tea and printed tea. Private tea brands such as Fuyuan Chang, Tongqing, Jingchang and Jiangcheng were products before 1956 nationalization; Another example is Round Tea Red Seal, Round Tea Blue Seal and Round Tea Discus, which were made in the early 1960s after the army took over the provincial tea company in 1950 and changed its name to Yunnan Company of China Tea Company. Tea products of this period, all raw tea, will be collected by experts so far. Whether it is the quality of tea or the processing technology, it must have an extraordinary appearance that people can know at a glance, full of ancient charm, rich aroma, mellow and refreshing, and full of energy. Therefore, it is not difficult to identify and the reason is simple. People who collected tea products in those days should be professional experts, not for commercial purposes.

Tea products before the 1980s, such as good tea material, well-made tea products and professional storage, have been aged for a long time, and the ripe taste has changed into ripe fragrance (commonly known as jujube fragrance, ginseng fragrance and agarwood), and the soup color is burgundy, clear and shiny, which is by no means comparable to inferior products with dark color. After 90' s, printing and font size continued to spread to 80' s, but when it was changed to dead paper, the material of paper was not difficult to identify.

After 1990s, due to the return of China and Hongkong in 1997, a large number of aged Pu 'er tea were put into use, which also stimulated the market demand. The demand for aged tea is in short supply, and tea merchants turn to Yunnan to order new tea. The economic reform in China has led to major changes in Pu 'er tea production:

A large number of self-employed people joined the supply chain.

Haicha Factory launched a brand-new identification brand of "Dayi Brand".

Green cake, the most representative China tea brand in Xiaguan Tea Factory, is also printed by outsourcing, but the process has changed greatly, including raw and cooked tea, and the appearance of iron mold imitating "Seven Discus".

The original outsourcing printing of the most representative 758 1 cooked tea brick in Kunming Tea Factory also has various processes, weights and combinations, and the appearance is meaningless for identification.

Since then, a hundred schools of thought have argued about Pu 'er tea. Raw tea has no tea cyanine flavor, and cooked tea has no fermentation flavor. There are green tea mixed with raw tea, so-called ancient tea trees and wild tea, moon cakes and chess pieces, as well as various cakes, internal tickets, internally printed imitation antique tea, printed tea, and even tea products from the 1970s and 1980s. Due to the hard work of the people, the promotion activities flooded the market. For more information, please log in: zlhtea, which will reduce the size and facilitate packaging and transportation. Do you just want to know how to make tea into "tea cakes"?

See from the documentary, first make a round "mold", then put the prepared tea into it, and then add a heavy "stone" into it. After a while, it was taken out and made into a "cake" shape. ,