How to Select Excellent Tea, Tea Selection Steps, Points

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How to Select Tea

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There are four basic steps to selecting quality tea.

1. Observe. Good or fresh tea has a green luster in a tight shape, but poor tea is loose and dull. The leaves should be dry enough to make a rustling noise in the palm.

2. Smell. The fragrance of tea should be pure without a charred taste or acid smell. Good tea, especially fresh tea, has a natural aroma like orchid or jasmine while poor tea smells stale.

3. Taste. You can taste the leaves by chewing them carefully. Good tea leaves have a fresh mellowness. You can also infuse some tea to see if the leaves extend smoothly and sink slowly to the bottom. Good tea liquor is emerald green or golden. It has a tint of bitterness with a lasting sweet aftertaste. Stale tea liquor is malodorous and dark brown.

4. See the infused tea leaves. The infused tea leaves should be even without impurity.

After you purchase good tea, keep it in a dry cool place, avoiding direct sunshine. An airtight container is a good choice. Avoid putting teas of different aromas too close.

Travelers' Voices on How to Select Tea

Mar. 1,2009 10:17 Reply

Mr.Brian Van Wormer(U.S.A.) said:

While at the "Long Jing Green Tea Plantation", in Hangzhou, China, we purchased a large quantity of tea along with orange peel and hawthrone and simply love it and it's benefits. However, here in the USA we cannot find the same Hawthorne and are wondering if it is possible to purchase bags of the dried Hawthorne and have it shipped to our home? The only Hawthorne available here in the US is with cut berries. Our presenter was a woman by the name of Grace, we hope she is well as she was a pleasant presenter.

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