How to distinguish the quality of tea bags

How to distinguish the quality of tea bags?

From ancient times to the present, people in our country have a tradition of tasting tea. Tea is an important part of daily life. There are different types of tea, such as brewed tea, substitute tea, mixed tea, etc. Today, I want to talk about how to identify the quality of a tea bag by smelling it.

Smell dry - smell before soaking

We can smell the freshly opened tea bags first, as each tea has its own unique aroma. For example, green tea should be fresh and refreshing, full of fragrance, like roasted chestnut; black tea should be strong and pure, like red sweet potato; Low and dull, mixed with burnt, smoke, sour, musty, oily or other pungent smells, it can be judged as a defective product.

Hot Smell - Smell when first brewing

Hot smell is a kind of "wet smell", which is to lift the brewed tea bag appropriately, and after 2-3 minutes, send the teacup to the nose and smell the tea aroma from the tea soup noodles; if the aroma is uniform , and there is no other pungent smell, it can be judged as a good quality tea bag; if the smelling cup is used as a transitional container, you can also smell the aroma of the cup or tea bag.

As the tea temperature decreases, the tea aroma can be divided into hot smell and warm smell. The focus of hot smell is whether the tea aroma is pure and what type; while warm smell focuses on distinguishing whether the tea aroma is sustained and whether the taste is refreshing. If there is a big difference in taste before and after, the tea bag cannot be called top grade.

Smell cold - smell after soaking for a long time

After the tea soup cools down, you can smell it coldly. At this time, you can smell other flavors that were originally covered by the aroma in the tea. Obviously, hot smell is not enough, cold smell mainly judges the duration of tea aroma. High-quality tea leaves generally have a more persistent aroma.

It is concluded that high-quality tea must be fragrant, and the fragrance is pure and tangy. Generally, the purer the tea with long-lasting fragrance, the corresponding market price is higher, and the same is true for teabags.