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In life, we buy every food will check the shelf life, tea is no exception, but there are many types of tea, different processes, different tea properties, so the shelf life of each type of tea will be different.
Careful tea friends found: green tea low temperature storage, shelf life in about a year;
Black tea is generally 2-3 years; when looking at the shelf life of Pu'er tea, it is generally marked: long-term storage in line with storage conditions.
So many tea lovers wondered, "Is Pu'er tea going to expire?" ”
Does Pu-erh tea also have a shelf life?
Judging from the physical properties of things, food will undergo rise and fall, and after the peak, it will decay.
Just like the ripe fruit on the tree, at its peak, the color is attractive, sweet and delicious, and once it is out of season, it will soon decay; in the same way, tea also has the best tasting period, but the tasting period is longer, but as the storage time increases, the contents of the tea are gradually consumed until the tea taste is lost.
: Pu'er tea with excellent raw material quality and late storage value, under correct and scientific storage conditions,
According to the above content, Pu'er tea has a shelf life, whether from a physical point of view or from the perspective of drinking, but because the raw materials of Pu'er tea are different, the shelf life will be different.
Especially pu'er raw tea, raw materials, technology, storage, tea shape, etc. are all influencing factors, such as: the active enzyme components retained during processing will be different; there is also a difference in the post-fermentation time of loose tea, cake tea, tuo tea, etc.
Therefore, how long the shelf life of Pu'er tea is (specific to a few years and a few years) remains to be verified.
I have heard a lot of sayings about Pu'er tea becoming more and more fragrant; I have seen several elderly old teas; I have tasted Pu'er tea with a storage period of twenty or thirty years, and Pu'er tea is a special existence from the perspective of tasting value or cultural value:
The best tasting period for Pu'er tea
"From the perspective of tasting value"
The tasting value of a tea is delicious. Different tea drinkers have different requirements for the palatability of tea. But the mouth and body will tell you.
At present, it is recognized that the shelf life of Pu'er raw tea is longer than that of cooked tea,
The newly made raw tea, about three months as the starting point of the shelf life, at this time the advantages and disadvantages of drinking are clear at a glance;
Store raw tea after one year, for the initial stage of shelf life, at this time suitable for small sips after meals;
Seven years after the raw tea, for the shelf life of the rising period, at this time the tea in the aging slightly, the tea mildness;
Twenty years and more of raw tea, to reach the peak of the shelf life, such raw tea is a rare good product, which is not only rich in tea aroma, but also has a good effect on fat reduction and stress reduction.
More than a hundred years of raw tea, has lost the value of tasting, the overall tasting taste and storage value is in the decline stage.
Just made a few months of cooked tea, heavy taste, tea dry and hot, at this time is the beginning of the shelf life;
Stored for about three years of cooked tea, the heap taste fades, the tea properties change towards warmth, which is the appreciation period of the shelf life;
Mature tea with a storage period of more than ten years, mild tea, pure tea aroma, mellow taste, at this time it is a high-quality period of shelf life;
Stored for more than 20 years of cooked tea, the tea is mild, the taste is mellow, and it reaches the peak of shelf life.
From the perspective of tasting value, the shelf life of Pu'er tea is not indefinite. When it reaches a peak, what we call the best tasting period, the value of the drink begins to decline until it is lost.
The cultural value of Pu'er tea
"From the perspective of spiritual and cultural values"
In addition to tasting Pu'er tea, another value lies in the inheritance and continuation of its tea culture and national culture. Today, we can still feel the vicissitudes and historical tea horse ancient road culture in Yiwu and Banna.
The "Pu'er Jinguagong Tea", which is treasured in the Forbidden City so far, is a representative of the continuation of Pu'er tea culture. Treasured for about a hundred years, after the vicissitudes of time, it has been preserved intact, and the tea buds can still be clearly seen.
Some experts have tasted it: they have truly reached the "tasteless realm", although they have lost the value of tasting, but they have created a miracle in spiritual culture.
Therefore, from the perspective of spiritual culture, the shelf life of Pu'er tea is indefinite.
In summary: Pu'er tea has the best tasting period, not indefinitely. However, from the spiritual and cultural point of view, the shelf life of Pu'er tea can be indefinite. The cultural, spiritual, and historical values behind it are priceless.
Pu'er tea is an art of time; it is the fruit of the sweat of tea makers; it is a treasure found by tea lovers, talking with tea and saying goodbye to time.