Old tea is a product left by time, and is remembered because of its rarity. Compared with many cultural relics that can only be viewed, it has a closer contact with people, can be taken into the stomach and melted into the blood, giving people the ethereal illusion of drinking history.
What is old tea: Many people think that old tea is tea that has been stored for a long time, and it is good tea after being stored for a long time. This understanding is not correct. First of all, not all teas can become old teas. Only good teas with rich inner qualities can transform into old teas with full charm. The value of old tea lies in the transformation of its rich inner qualities over the years, which gives us the sublimation of body and mind. Secondly, old tea should be stored cleanly. Old tea that is moldy, deteriorated, and absorbs odors will lose its efficacy and value. Generally speaking, the definition of old tea is: high-quality tea, which has been moderately processed and aged for many years in a reasonable environment. In the precipitation of time, it has mellowed into a better taste, and it is a tea that makes people feel happy after tasting it.
This is a Phoenix Dancong old tea from the 1980s. This tea was left behind because it was sealed in an iron can by a friend's father forty years ago and hung on the beams. It was forgotten later and left behind. This tea was not discovered until this year, and I was lucky enough to meet it. From the strips, it can be seen that the pure hand-made molding was relatively coarse at the time. This is an old tea that spans the ages. Because of the years of grinding, the high aroma has faded, leaving behind a mellow tea fragrance that is memorable.
The most intuitive feeling this old tea gives me is that the tea is very clean and has no impurities. This old tea has a strong taste. Take a sip, the tea soup slides across the throat, and you can feel the sweet taste spreading in the mouth.
"One year tea, three years medicine, seven years treasure", this sentence is also applicable to oolong old tea. Lingnan is full of miasma, and there have been records of drinking aged oolong tea since ancient times. According to the "Qingyuan County Annals" (1935), "... the old ones are bright red, like black tea, and they are refreshing to drink." The "Draft of Guangdong Annals" (1935) states: "Yunfu tea... is produced on the top of Yunwu Peak... The tea leaves are kneaded soft, pounded into small round tea cakes, dried and sold, and are called Yunwu Tea Cakes. Boil one piece of tea in water and drink it. The tea is bright red like blood, and it tastes sweet and cool... It is truly a rare treasure." This 1985 Phoenix Dancong old tea is very rare and has limited quantity. Tea friends who like Phoenix Dancong old tea, please DM~ or buy it on the website.