What is the outer packaging of Pu erh tea? What kind of leaves is the outer packaging of Pu er

2. The transformation <> of matter

"The more aging" is the concept of time, and the "more fragrant" is the concept of matter. "The more fragrant" is the embodiment of the essence of tea, taking the aromatic substances of Pu'er tea as an example (that is, the aroma of the show), the newly processed Pu'er tea (new tea) has about aromatic substances.

Forty or fifty kinds, the miscellaneous gas is very heavy. However, when Pu'er tea has been stored for 50 years, there are only seven to nine aromatic substances.

This shows that the aroma of Pu-erh tea is not static. Moreover, in the post-fermentation of Pu'er tea, the evolution of its aroma has a tendency to transform in the direction of simplification. Among them, the gradually dominant aromatic substance is oxidized agarwoodol, which belongs to the aromatic substance with a special fragrance type, and is often called elegant aroma.

Therefore, the real meaning of Pu'er tea, "the older it is, the more fragrant it is", is obtained by the slow complexation and transformation of Pu'er tea and its contents, such as tea polyphenols, tea saponins, caffeine and other substances under the action of enzymes.

3. Nutrients and medicinal value

Tea polyphenols are a big concept compared to tea chemistry. After all, there are too many substances in tea polyphenols, and there are still a large number of substances that have not been discovered and confirmed that tea polyphenols are not medicines. And this process happens to fall under the category of biotechnology.

The "older you get, the more fragrant it is" is an expression of typical biological processes and results. The degradation and transformation of biology takes time, and it is a process of "aging", and "more fragrant" not only represents a special aroma, but also gives the concept of quality.

The concept of "the older the more fragrant Pu'er tea is", through the interpretation of the above three aspects, it is not difficult to come to the conclusion that Pu'er tea, in addition to the tasting attributes, also has both collection value and financial value. Of course, the focus is on its drinking value.

So, having said all that, how do we store Pu'er tea in order to give full play to its value?

Now that Pu-erh tea is becoming more and more popular, do you know why Pu-erh tea is packaged in paper? What is the civilization of Pu'er tea wrapper? What are their characteristics? In fact, this paper is different from the paper that everyone usually uses:

Straw paper. The outer paper used in Qizi Yellow Seal, Chinese Tea Simplified Chinese, Qizi Discus, 73 Green Cakes, and Early Red Belt Green Cakes. Handmade, the stripes are obvious, there are thick and thin, and the thin ones are the majority.

Thick cotton paper. Represented by the early 8582, the span period began in the mid-80s of the 20th century until the last batch of thick cotton paper in 1992. It asks for the production of thick cotton paper, etc.

It is characterized by handmade, single-sided oily, not obvious stripes, and slightly thick and thin. Since 1996, some manufacturers have also produced thick cotton paper, but the paper is very different and easy to identify.

Grid paper <>

It should appear a little later than thicker cotton paper, which appeared around 1987-1992 This type of paper is used in the conventional tea products of the Menghai Tea Factory, and the representative tea products of the Xiaguan Tea Factory are 8653 in the period from 1986 to 1987. It is characterized by hand-made, slightly thin paper with a distinct grid dot. Handmade tissue paper.

It appeared a little later than the grid paper, during the period from 1990 to 1994, and was used as a representative tea. It is characterized by irregular pulp texture, less difference in thickness, thinner than grid paper, and easy to break.

Machine tissue paper. Since 1993, a large number of them have appeared after 1995, and most of the conventional seven-son cake tea products in the era of state-owned factories have been used. The main feature is the staple fiber pulp, uniform and free of irregular fiber strips.

Outer thin oil paper (yellow, white).

Refers specifically to brick tea outer paper. From the beginning of 73 thick bricks in 973 to the last batch of 7581 in Kunming Tea Factory in 1992, the brick tea outer paper used is shiny oil paper, with yellow, white, and horizontal striped paper.

Thin oil paper fine characters flying inside are the characteristics of Yunnan Qizi cake early tea products, Qizi yellow seal and other Menghai conventional tea products in 1995. The main features are the single-sided thin oiled paper and the inconspicuous grid pattern. Thin oil paper also appeared from 1996 to 1997, but the specifications and color characteristics were different from those before 1995.

We all know that Pu'er tea can be aged more and more fragrant, especially the old banzhang with the reputation of the king of banzhang, when we buy back a cake of expensive old banzhang, how to store, how long can it be aged, how long to age the taste is more appropriate? And "the older the more fragrant" is really just the surface meaning of the text, it is just that the longer it will be aged, the more fragrant the tea will be? The author believes that "the older the more fragrant" is not just a literal meaning, "the older it is" is the concept of time, and the more fragrant it is, the more material it is.

Therefore, the word "the older it is, the more fragrant it is" needs to be viewed from three aspects: the time, material transformation, and nutritional value of Pu'er tea!

1. Time <>

How long can the "over-aging" of Pu'er tea be aged? Is it 10 years, 20 years, 50 years, or 100 years, or even longer. On the packaging of its tea products, there are often such words, and the storage conditions are "clean, ventilated, dry from light, no peculiar smell, and long-term storage without pollution".

There is no scientific conclusion about the "Yue Chen" of Pu'er tea. This is mainly based on the raw materials, technology, storage and other aspects of tea products. Therefore, the concept of "over-aging" is not only the biggest difference between Pu-erh tea and green tea, but also one of the core values of Pu-erh tea.

In turn, the extension of the time of "overaging" also provides a time guarantee for the continuous degradation and transformation of the intrinsic substances of Pu'er tea.

The outer packaging of Pu'er is bamboo shoot leaves. Bamboo shoot leaves are the traditional packaging method of Pu'er tea, the use of bamboo shoot leaf packaging can have the effect of moisture-proof and breathable at the same time, and the bamboo shoot leaves can also emit a fragrant smell to ensure that Pu'er storage does not smell, the best packaging bamboo shoot leaves are yellow bamboo shoot leaves, its leaf shape is slender and long, the texture is delicate, and the surface is repeatedly rubbed without cracks.

Introduction:

Bamboo shoots, perennial evergreen plants of the subfamily Bamboo subfamily of the Poaceae family, native to China.

Bamboo shoots are the material of Jiangnan cuisine, and in the past, there was even a saying that "you can't live without bamboo, and you can't eat without bamboo shoots". Although all bamboos are produced with bamboo shoots, not all bamboo shoots can be called culinary products. As a vegetable-type bamboo shoot, it must have soft tissue, no bitterness or other bad taste, or a slightly bitter taste, and can be eaten after processing and removing bitterness.

The spherical outer packaging of Pu'er tea is wrapped in round yellow paper. In the current classification of Pu'er tea shapes, it should be strictly divided into group tea, not Xiaotuo tea, dragon ball shape, small and exquisite, one bubble, each grain has a separate package, easy to take and carry out, no need to weigh, open the outer paper can be brewed.

The meaning of Pu-erh tea

Tea farmers knead the tea dough into a tight small dragon ball, a day a tea farmer can only complete three kilograms, is also a time-consuming and laborious process, but on the other hand, there is no longer a need to use the tea needle to pry the tea, and there is no need to worry about the tea foam spilled, to a greater extent, it is convenient for the daily brewing of tea lovers, whether it is drunk alone, a small dragon ball, you can fully experience the charm of Pu'er.

Pu'er tea small ball dragon ball products are high-end products when they only appeared on the market, and the shape of the dragon ball is a revival of the shape of Pu'er group tea, the previous group tea needs to be pry before brewing, and now the specification of dragon ball is 5 to 8 grams, just one brew, no need to pry tea.

With the Longzhu group tea in the case of ensuring that the taste of the tea remains unchanged, the convenience and consumption characteristics are well recognized by the market consumers, the unit price of the dragon ball group tea has also been continuously reduced, from the earliest dozens of yuan to the current more than ten yuan, a few yuan a grain, Longzhu group tea is more and more favored by consumers.

1. Strong air permeability.

Compared with the sealing requirements of other teas, Pu'er tea does not need to be isolated from air, on the contrary, a certain amount of contact with air can promote the later transformation of Pu'er tea. Therefore, the breathable cotton paper can meet the requirements of Pu'er tea, which will not be in direct contact with air in a large area, and can achieve an unsealed state, which can be said to be the best choice for Pu'er tea packaging.

2. It can absorb peculiar smells.

The adsorption of tea is very strong, especially sensitive to miscellaneous smells, and if you are not careful, it will be flavored, and a good cake of tea will be wasted in vain. The cotton paper has a good odor absorption function, which can isolate the odor to a certain extent and keep the inside of the tea cake clean.

3. It is conducive to long-term storage.

Pu'er tea is not like other teas, and it may go bad if you don't drink it for a while. On the contrary, Pu'er tea has the characteristics of getting older and more fragrant, and many people will put it for a period of time to drink it when they buy it, while some collectors may even collect a cake of tea for several years or even more than ten years.

At this time, metal cans and so on are not very suitable. Cotton paper, on the other hand, has the characteristics of being durable. Only if it is stored properly, even if it is put for three years and five years, the cotton paper can make the tea store well.

The paper has no peculiar smell, good air permeability, and can absorb moisture in the air, but it is also easy to dry, which is very suitable for Pu'er tea packaging. The shells of bamboo shoots used in the early days are also breathable, but if they are soaked in water, they are difficult to dry, which is also not good for the storage of Pu'er. Vacuum plastic packaging will definitely kill the activity of Pu-erh tea, resulting in Pu-erh not being able to age and becoming "dead tea".

Pu'er tea loves to be wrapped in tissue paper, do you know why?

Yes, originally Pu'er tea.

When it is produced, it is in bulk, and the pressing is only to solve the transportation loss caused by inconvenient transportation. At first, it was to solve the inconvenient calculation and the transportation of mules and horses. Later, I found that the taste and nutrition of its tea will be better than that of Pu'er tea in bulk.

Due to the strong water absorption and odor-absorbing nature of tea, the quality cannot be guaranteed if it is not stored properly. In terms of preservation, the tea leaves of higher grades will be put in the freezer, at least with independent packaging. Loose tea packaging is also a common practice of merchants, but large tea merchants will record the **, manufacturer and date of each batch of tea.

There is never a shortage of tea varieties in the tea circle, compared to these beautifully packaged teas, the packaging of the most expensive Pu'er tea is a piece of cotton paper, and the comparison between the two seems to be a little stingy Pu'er packaging, and it seems that the more expensive the Pu'er cake packaging is now more broken (of course, this is because of the years). If it is said that ten or twenty years ago, due to various conditions, it was reasonable to wrap Pu'er tea with cotton paper, then why not give Pu'er tea a better packaging today, but have been using cotton paper in the past? There are irreplaceable reasons for this, of course.

These seemingly bland and inexpensive cotton papers have quite a miraculous function.

1. Cotton paper has strong air permeability.

Compared with other packaging with exquisite sealing materials, Pu'er tea cannot be isolated from the air due to its own characteristics, on the contrary, Pu'er tea must be exposed to air during the transformation process to better promote the transformation of Pu'er tea. Therefore, the breathable cotton paper can be said to be superior to the vacuum-sealed packaging material at this point.

2. Cotton paper can absorb peculiar smells.

Because in the storage process, the tea needs to be in contact with the air for a long time, and the tea itself is extremely adsorption, especially easy to be contaminated with other flavors, and it will produce a cross-smell if you are not careful. At this point, those exquisite packaging materials can't do it.

3. Cotton paper is conducive to long-term storage.

Pu'er tea has the characteristics of aging and fragrant, and it is not as easy to expire as other teas. Many people will put it for a period of time before drinking it when they buy it, and many collectors will even collect a cake of tea for ten or twenty years. At this time, metal cans and so on are not very suitable.

Cotton paper, on the other hand, has the characteristics of being durable. As long as it is stored properly, even if it is stored for thirty or fifty years, cotton paper can keep the tea well.

Now you know why Pu'er tea is wrapped in cotton paper, right? Don't think it's a stingy business, you must know that that small piece of paper is not as simple as you think.

It is wrapped in cotton paper, and other paper is not good.

Cotton paper is more breathable, which is conducive to the storage of Pu'er tea; In addition, traditional cotton paper uses less chemical raw materials and less pollution.

Pu-erh tea is fermented tea without preservatives, preservatives, etc.