Pu'er tea, a famous Chinese tea with a long history, has always attracted many tea lovers with its unique quality and cultural heritage. However, there has always been a controversial topic in the Pu'er tea world – blended tea. Some see it as an art, others as a deception.

Why do so many people look down on blended Pu'er tea, and is blended tea art or deception?

The first tea I drank was blended tea, and I have been drinking blended tea until now, and it has a rich taste!

Why do so many people not like blending?

First: the merchant is misleading, thinking that the ancient tree, pure material is better than blending

Second: Although pure materials can express the taste characteristics of their respective mountains, how many people do think that the blended tea they drink is an ancient tree and a pure material?

Third: blindly follow the trend

However, Dachang Tea's blended tea is the highest sales and the widest audience, and most of the people who don't drink blended tea often say that they don't drink blended tea are face problems and many people who don't know Pu'er tea, deceive themselves and be fooled by merchants!

First of all, we need to understand what blended tea is. Blended tea, as the name suggests, is to blend Pu'er tea from different origins, different years, and different grades according to a certain ratio to form a tea with a unique flavor and quality. This method of making is not uncommon in the Pu'er tea world, and it can even be said to be a traditional craft.

So why do anyone consider blending tea as an art, and that's because, for an experienced tea maker, the process of blending tea is like creating a painting. They need to carefully select and match according to the characteristics of various teas, in order to achieve better taste and quality. This requires deep knowledge of tea, a keen sense of smell, and a wealth of practical experience. In this process, the tea makers show a deep understanding and love for tea, and also give the blended tea a unique artistic value.

However, there are also those who believe that blending tea is a form of deception. This is mainly because some merchants will use inferior tea for blending, or even shoddy to deceive consumers in order to make huge profits. In addition, some merchants will mislead consumers through excessive publicity and false labeling, so that they will misunderstand the blended tea.

In fact, the problem is not in the blended tea itself, but in the degree of standardization of the market and the integrity of the merchants. If the merchant can abide by the industry norms and operate with integrity, then the blended tea can become a good tea with a unique flavor and quality. And if there is fraud on the part of the merchant, then whether it is blended tea or not, it should be condemned and sanctioned.

Therefore, we cannot generalize about blending tea as art or deception. Rather, it should be judged on a case-by-case basis. For consumers, choosing a reputable business, understanding the quality and origin of tea, and paying attention to the taste experience are key. For businesses, honest management, compliance with industry norms, and attention to product quality are the cornerstones of long-term development. Only in this way can we bring new light to the traditional craft of blending tea.

Blended tea has high technical requirements, requiring that it is very sensitive to the characteristics of blended raw tea, and it is necessary to accurately grasp the blending parameters. These parameters are to be used all the time, and they are to be drunk the same this year and next year. Even in some large factories, the quality of the same tea is not the same every year and has been criticized repeatedly, which is the instability of the tea product caused by the lack of blending technology.