Pu'er Tea Pu'er tea is known as a "drinkable antique" because of its aging and fragrant characteristics, especially Pu'er old tea, which has now become an art collection and is highly sought after by many tea lovers. What kind of tea does Pu'er old tea refer to, and how many years of aging tea can be called "old tea"?How do veteran collectors play with old tea?In this issue,"Collection Pu'er".Shopkeeper, let's talk to the tea friends in detail.
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There is no scientific and precise definition of the concept of Pu'er old tea in the market. Strictly speaking, the development process of Pu'er tea can be divided into three stages: 20-40s grade tea, 50-70s Indian grade tea, and 70-90s Qizi cake.
However, grade tea and Indian grade tea have a long history, the production is small, and the amount circulating in the market is relatively small, and most of them are in the hands of collectors. The ** of these old teas is also relatively high, and old teas like red and blue seals are often sold for hundreds of thousands of cakes at auctions, which discourages ordinary tea lovers.
Data map. Therefore, the market refers to Pu'er tea aged for about 20-30 years as old tea, and from this time, the range that conforms to the concept of old tea is roughly Pu'er tea from 2000 to 90s.
After twenty or thirty years of storage, the color of these old Pu'er teas has become dark brown and bright, the soup color is red and bright, the taste is mellow and soft, the tea soup is thick and rich, and the sweet aftertaste is dense and far-reaching, showing a strong contrast with the fragrance of new tea.
Shimonoseki 2001 dedication number green cake.
When senior collectors play these old Pu'er teas, they have their own set of underlying logic, which is the overall situation of Pu'er tea, which is a way of thinking to establish the overall situation and grasp the big and let go of the small.
The specific method is to first sort out the development of Pu'er tea, and divide it into the No. Grade Tea Period, the Indian Tea Period, the Mark Tea Period, the Famous Mountain Tea Period, etc., so that you can basically grasp the rhythm of playing Pu'er Old Tea.
In each different historical stage, find out a few representative benchmarks, such as Song Ping, Fuyuanchang, and Tongxing in the tea periodThe red, green, and blue seals of the Yin-grade tea period;The representative work of mark tea is etc.
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The significance of these benchmark teas lies in the fact that it can be connected to the previous and the next, which is not only driven by the tea of the upper and lower years, but also subjectively drives the direction of these teas. When you figure out the best of these benchmark teas and grasp its future development trends, you will be able to understand other old teas.
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In this way, when you come into contact with an unfamiliar tea, first put it in the context of the corresponding era, and at the same time compare the tea with the benchmark tea of the same vintage, so that you can roughly make a basic judgment about the value of the tea based on this system and other factors such as scarcity, aging effect, etc.
To play Pu'er tea, especially old tea, you must have a global system of Pu'er tea in your heart. When you have this ability, you will be able to move freely in the entire Pu'er tea market.
After years of aging and circulation, Pu'er old tea has many uncertainties in terms of channels, packaging, storage, etc., so when buying old tea, you need to spend more effort in these three aspects.
1. Choose a reliable channel
When buying old tea, it is very important to choose reliable channels. Either you have a high reputation in the industry, or you have been in the industry for a long time, or you have been dealing with each other for a long time, so that you can know the root cause and have high credibility.
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You must know that Pu'er old tea is circulated in a fixed channel, and its transaction is traceable, and choosing a fixed reliable channel means that you can go back and trace the origin of this old tea, which is especially important for old tea.
Tea lovers must believe that the channel advantage is greater than the best advantage, don't take more sunk costs in order to save a little money. The channel is right, the person is right, the tea is right!
2. Buy the original package of old tea from the factory
Experienced tea lovers will check the information of the whole piece or the big ticket when buying old tea, some old tea because of the old age, can not find the original packaging or the original big ticket for a long time, it doesn't matter, you have to carefully check the layout of the wrapping paper, as well as whether the packaging crease has been opened.
Mengku 2006 the first batch of arbor king bricks.
In addition, when buying old tea, you must carefully check whether the raw material and layout of the tea paper conform to the characteristics of the era. As long as all the details can match the corresponding characteristics of the times, you can basically judge the tea as true.
3. Buy old tea that is qualified for storage
The storage of Pu'er tea has a significant impact on the later transformation path of tea. Under qualified storage conditions, the tea transformation is excellent, the aroma is pure and high, the taste is sweet and mellow, and the taste is rich and charming.
Mengku's first batch of arbor king brick tea soup in 2006.
If the storage situation is not good, the tea cake smells musty, and it is even more dry and difficult to swallow when you drink it, such tea basically has no drinking value.
Pu'er old tea is a work of art of time, and buying old tea is a symbol of taste, and it is also a test of economic strength and human resources. Tibetan old tea, taste old tea, and the fun of drinking tea is nothing more than this.
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