top criteria to check when choosing pu-erh tea
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OolongDragon.com: The quality of tea is affected by a lot of factors & it is best that you know them to get quality tea. Four main regions producing high quality Pu-erh tea in Yunnan: Simao, Xishuangbanna, Boshan, and LincangTRANSCRIPT
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The quality of tea is affected by a lot of factors & it is best that you know them to
get quality tea.
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A. Area of Production Four main regions producing high quality Pu-erh tea in Yunnan: Simao, Xishuangbanna, Boshan, and Lincang
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B. Leaf Source Pu-erh teas are obtained from harvested leaves of arbor tea trees or qiao mu, bushes of tea or guan mu and wild trees.
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Pu-erh tea derived from arbor trees are richer in flavor and has stronger energy or qi.
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Wild tea trees are usually
found in dense forests near bordering
regions and their produce
possess a unique taste.
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Plantation Style (taidi cha): Consists of tea bushes planted neatly but densely in plains or hillside terraces. The yield is large & is the most common type.
C. Farming Methods
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Ancient Tea Gardens (gushu cha): Consist of arbor trees planted from seeds carefully chosen and cultivated in high altitudes. They produce less per year.
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Sustainable Gardens (shengtai cha): Organic method where tea trees are cultivated from seeds without being pruned and spaced alternately with fruit trees.
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Done in spring, summer & fall. “First Spring Tea”, new buds near the end of March are the best. While leaves from fall and summer season are lower in quality.
D. Harvest Seasons
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Pu-erh has 10 categories. The grade is ascertained by the time of harvest, the amount of buds and the leaves’ freshness.
E. Grades
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Lower number means young leaves closer to the buds while higher means mature leaves that are farther in the branch.