Hello friends!Pu'er tea does not belong to the six major tea categories in China, which are green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea and black tea. However, Pu'er tea is a kind of tea unique to Yunnan, which is rich in varieties and has distinctive and unique characteristics.
Pu'er tea is mainly produced in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, and is divided into the ancient six tea mountains and the new six tea mountains. Among them, the ancient six tea mountains refer to the six mountains of Yule, Gedeng, Yibang, Mangzhi, Manbrick and Yiwu, the forests of these tea mountains are densely planted, far away from the hustle and bustle, and the unique geographical environment and climatic conditions provide excellent conditions for the growth of Pu'er tea. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the tea leaves of these tea mountains have been selected as royal tribute tea. Nowadays, although some of the ancient tea mountains have become smaller, they still maintain extremely high tea quality.
Pu'er tea is characterized by its aging and fragrantness, and has a profound historical heritage and rich cultural connotation. In the post-fermentation process of Pu'er tea, a variety of chemical components in the tea are changed, resulting in new aroma substances, which makes the aroma of Pu'er tea richer and the taste more mellow.
In addition, Pu'er tea from different mountains has its own unique flavor characteristics due to the difference in growth environment and picking time. For example, the tea leaves of Gedeng Tea Mountain are grown at the highest altitude and the yield is scarce, but the growth environment of the alpine clouds makes the tea inclusions abundant, which is more conducive to the deposition of tea inclusions.