Category: Yunnan Pu’er tea Guide
Yunnan Puer tea Guide
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Brewing Method and Precautions for Laobanzhang Pu’er Tea
In the world of Pu’er tea, Laobanzhang is known as the “King of Pu’er”. It boasts a strong, bold character, with the most intense bitterness and astringency, paired with the longest-lasting sweet aftertaste. Below is a guide to brewing Laobanzhang and key precautions to note. Brewing Method 1. Awaken the Tea Mature aged Laobanzhang needs…
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Factors Affecting the Price of Laobanzhang Tea
In the world of Pu’er tea, Laobanzhang holds an irreplaceable position and is honored as the “Overlord of Pu’er Tea”. Its reputation has already spread all over the tea world, so that countless tea friends admire it. So, what exactly is the price of Laobanzhang ancient tree tea? Price of Laobanzhang Spring Tea (Source: Press…
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How to Distinguish Laobanzhang Tea
Laobanzhang ancient tree tea is characterized by plump, tender tea leaves with visible golden fuzz, a rich aroma, a clear brownish-yellow tea liquor, a strong tea “qi” (vitality), moderate bitterness that dissolves instantly in the mouth, and a sweet aftertaste that emerges within three seconds. So, how to distinguish Laobanzhang tea? There are about three…
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Differentiating Between Raw and Ripe Pu’er Tea from Laobanzhang
Laobanzhang produces both raw and ripe Pu’er tea. As a renowned Pu’er tea-producing region located in Bulang Mountain, Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, its tea leaves can be used to make either raw or ripe Pu’er. Raw Pu’er is made by fixing fresh leaves, rolling, and sun-drying fresh tea leaves, without artificial fermentation. Ripe Pu’er,…
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Characteristics of Laobanzhang Tea
Laobanzhang is known as the “King of Pu’er Tea” because of its strong and powerful tea energy. It initially presents intense bitterness and astringency, but the bitterness degenerates quickly and turns to sweet, and the sweet effect lasts for a long time. Its tea strips are strong, thick, slightly honey fragrant, orchid fragrant, nectar fragrant,…
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How to Interpret “Ban Zhang as the King, Yi Wu as the Queen”
People who are familiar with Pu’er Tea tea all know that there is a saying: Ban Zhang as the king and Yi Wu as the queen.Both Banzhang and Yiwu are located in Xishuangbanna, a popular tourist destination. What does that mean? Of course, there is another saying: Yiwu as the King, Jingmai as the Queen. Additionally,…
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How to Store Tea at Home
Tea is easily affected by moisture, temperature, light and oxygen during storage, which leads to dull dry tea color, reduced aroma, deteriorated taste, and even aging or spoilage. The key of tea storage is to control the moisture content of tea itself, and to prevent moisture, high temperature, odor, pressure, sealing and light in the…
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Single-Origin Tea and Blended Tea
In previous articles, we have talked about the definition of single-origin tea and blended tea, so today we will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of single-origin tea and blended tea. 1.Advantages of Single-Origin Tea Single-origin tea has strong regional characteristics, which can accurately express the characteristics of tea products in a specific region, such…
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Definitions of Single-Origin Tea and Blended Tea
1. What is Single-Origin Tea? Strictly speaking, single-origin tea is a kind of tea made from the same grade of tea picked from the same batch on the same tea tree. However, such raw materials are limited, so single-origin tea is a concept relative to blended tea. Single-origin tea mainly refers to tea products made…