Why take these three villages to compare, first of all, all three of them belong to the Brown Mountain Tea District, have certain commonalities, and there are many connections in history, on the one hand, it is convenient for everyone to better understand the tea of Brown Mountain, on the other hand, you can also see how these three places have changed.
To understand these three places, we must first understand their geographical location, Pasha is in the northernmost part of the Brown Mountains, Old Ban Zhang is in the middle, and Old Man'e is in the southernmost part. Yesterday, a tea friend told me that as the price of the old Ban Zhang continues to rise, he also found that the quality is declining, and now he drinks more Pasha, slowly taste, he feels that the quality of Pasha is better.
Everyone's taste is different, and I dare not say that he must be right, but what can be said is that the history of Pasha and the age of the ancient trees are not worse than the old Ban Zhang, and even, in terms of growing tea, Pasha and Old Man'e are earlier than the old Ban Zhang.
First, look at the historical origins of these three villages.
Just now when it comes to the geographical situation, Pasha is the northernmost, the old Ban Zhang is in the center, and the old Man'e is the southernmost.
In fact, the oldest is the old Man'e, in front of the old Man'e village, it is written that the old Man'e was built in 639 AD, and it has been 1380 years, growing tea for more than 900 years. It is the descendant of the Gupu people who first cultivated tea, and now most of them are mainly Brown people.
Secondly, Pasha's village history is also more than 600 years, and it is one of the earliest settlements of the Hani people in the Brown Mountains.
Therefore, these two villages are the earliest settlements of the Brown and Hani in the Brown Mountains, both of which are experts in tea cultivation and two relatively simple ethnic minorities.
However, the old Ban Zhang, which everyone is more familiar with, is the fusion of these two places and two ethnic groups, the land of the old Ban Zhang village is the land of the original Old Man'e Brown Tribe, and most of the villagers of the Old Ban Zhang are descendants of the Pasha Hani ethnic group, why is this so?
This has to start from the tradition of the PashaHani people, who in ancient times had a rule that after the number of villages reached 100, they began to demand differentiation.
However, it was at that time that the predecessors of the old Ban Zhang migrated from Pasha to the land of Lao Man'e, and the good Brown tribe donated a part of their land to allow the newly moved Hani to develop, forming the current Old Ban Zhang.
Therefore, the old Ban Zhang Village is very close to the old Man'e, but most of them are Hani ethnic groups, which is the reason.
Second, let's go and see the ancient tea garden
Old Manga
The ecology of Lao Man'e is particularly good, the forest coverage is very high, the sunlight can slowly shine through the clouds and thick fog at 9 o'clock in the morning, and the ancient tea garden left by the ancient Pu people is about 3200 acres, and the age of the trees is 100 to 500 years.
Pasha
There are many ancient tea gardens in Pasha, a total of 3,000 acres, and they are connected in pieces, surrounded by five villages, and the villagers are perfectly integrated with tea trees, villages and tea gardens, and people and nature. Most of the ancient tea trees in Pasha are more than 300 years old, with a minimum altitude of 1200 meters and a maximum of 2000 meters.
Old Ban Zhang
The entire ancient tea garden has 7800 acres, which is relatively large in the Brown Mountain area, with 4700 acres of ancient and large trees and 3100 acres of small trees; The annual production totals 117 tons, 47 tons of ancient and large trees, and 70 tons of small trees.
Third, let's still compare the taste
Old Manga
The characteristics of the old Man'e are very obvious, a word "bitter", most people who have drunk this feeling, because the whole Brown Mountain is somewhat similar, it should be caused by the short sunshine and the long age of the trees.
But the return to sweetness is very fast, and I fully appreciate the feeling of bitterness and sweetness. "The charm is wide and deep, the astringency is seven points of incense, and the bitter retreat is very sweet."
Pasha
Although near Brown Mountain, but the pasha tea has the sweetness of the snowy mountains, pasha tea can be said to be more characteristic of this area, because the original tea in this area is based on the tea weight of the old Ban Zhang, the sweetness is very small, pasha both retains the characteristics of the heavy tea, the aroma and sweetness are also good.
Old Ban Zhang
Although the quality of these years has declined, but the characteristics of the old Ban Zhang ancient tree is still relatively distinct, domineering is what everyone says the most, but the word "domineering" is too abstract, I prefer to use tea gas foot.
The taste is mellow, full and coordinated, sweet and fast, strong and resistant to brewing.
On the whole, these three teas are still more coordinated by the old Ban Zhang, not as bitter as the old Man'e, but more domineering than Pasha, so it makes sense that he is called the Tea King.
Attached a description of the data, more evidence-based:
1, the extract can be understood as the mellow feeling of the tea, the more extract, the stronger the mellowness of the tea.
2, ester catechin can be understood as the astringency of tea, he is a protective film, we can understand, catechin like a plastic film wrapped in your taste buds and other substances of tea
The higher the catechin content, the more obvious the astringency, the slower the speed of decomposition, everyone looks at the old Man'e's bitterness is the lowest, but why everyone thinks that the old Man'e is bitter, that is, the catechin content is too high, resulting in the entrance has been tasted is the water leaching. Free amino acids and soluble sugars are tasted after melting.
Therefore, this indicator can not be too small nor too large, the old class chapter is very low.
3, free amino acids are to determine the freshness of tea, why some tea smells pleasant, drink it will be refreshing, it is determined by its content. Pasha is better at this indicator than the other two.
4, the last caffeine, can be well understood, is bitterness, of course, also has a refreshing effect.
Finally, let's look at the purchase price with the tea farmer
It is undeniable that, first of all, the coordination of the old ban chapter is better, and secondly, there is a possibility of speculation on this basis, and only when the foundation is good can it be blown into the sky.
However, just from the comparison of quality, there must be moisture. I personally prefer Pasha a little, on the one hand, it is cost-effective, on the other hand, it is good to go back, of course, there are also likes old Manga, which is also very good.
I write here today, and I hope you will remember this:
A mountain range (Brown Mountain)!
Two peoples (Brown and Hani)!
Three good teas (Lao Ban Zhang, Lao Man E, Pasha)!