Drinking tea for one minute will quench your thirst; drinking tea for one hour will bring you leisure; drinking tea for a month will bring you good health; drinking tea for a lifetime will bring you longevity.

"Drinking tea is something that can stay with people for a lifetime. Some people like its taste, while others want to keep their health. However, not many people know the specific types of tea and its health benefits.

When talking about tea, we always think of the complex flavors brought about by various production processes. The green tea that has been cured is fresh and refreshing, the fermented black tea is sweet and charming, and the ripe Pu that has been aged for several years is mellow and smooth...

But have you ever wondered what the natural flavor closest to tea itself is like?

　The answer is hidden in the white tea.

Among the six major tea categories in China, white tea has the simplest process. The juicy tea leaves are picked, sun-dried or shade-dried, and naturally withered and dried to become white tea.

Without complicated processes and too much manual intervention, white tea presents a fresh and sweet taste that is closest to nature. If it is sun-dried white tea, it will also produce a full "sunshine flavor". Just smelling it will make people feel good.

Moreover, the flavonoids rich in white tea are also masters of antioxidants and play a very important role in the maintenance of the human body.

Drinking old white tea is more healthy

When white tea has been stored for many years, the internal components of the tea leaves gradually transform, and the aroma components gradually evaporate, changing from the aroma of new tea to the aroma of lotus leaves, dates and medicinal herbs. The color of the soup gradually changes from light yellow to apricot yellow and amber red, and the taste becomes more mellow and magnolia.

Among them, sweetness is a simple and intuitive feeling of old white tea. Take a sip of tea, and after the tea soup slides through your mouth, you can feel the sweet taste spreading in your mouth.

For old white tea, raw material storage is important

" For white tea, there are two prerequisites for whether it is suitable for drinking and how long it can be stored for a long time: good raw materials and good craftsmanship, and a proper storage environment. If these two conditions are not met, it will not taste good no matter how long it is stored.

First drink period (1-2 years)

At this time, white tea has a strong green taste and is cool in nature. The watery taste after high temperature drying is still there, but it also has the unique sweetness of white tea. Drinking it at this time is mainly to test the tea and decide whether a tea is suitable for later storage.

Second drink period (3-5 years)

After three years, the inner substance of white tea tends to stabilize and settle, and the sweetness and mellowness gradually appear. At this time, you can savor the taste of the white tea and feel the slow changes brought by time. It is sweet, fragrant, mellow and delicate, and the defects gradually disappear. The nature of the tea changes from cold to warm, and it is suitable for people with a warm body to drink it regularly.

Third drink period (7-10 years)

Seven years and ten years later is the period when white tea is very suitable for drinking. The tea enters a stable and slow transformation period. The tea is mild in nature, has a mellow and sweet taste, has a pure aroma, is full and plump, has high medicinal value and is suitable for all ages.

The old white tea introduced in this issue has begun to enter the third stage of drinking. The nature of the tea has become mild, and it is displayed in front of everyone with the attitude of "moisturizing things silently".

The transformation of white tea is visible

During the later aging process of tea, each leaf will ferment to a different degree. Greener leaves will ferment slowly, while darker leaves will slowly turn brown.

Take a closer look at the color of this old white tea. Since it is made from raw materials in the spring of 2012, the color of the dry tea tends to be brown. The older the tea, the darker the brown color will appear.

Moreover, its buds and leaves are connected to the branches, which looks very comfortable.

Old white tea, brew like this

When brewing it, you only need to gently pry it open and put it into the brewing vessel.

The thickness depends on personal taste. A weight of 7g is appropriate. If you like it lighter, you can add less, and if you like it richer, you can add more.

Then slowly add 100℃ hot water along the edge. After soaking for a suitable period of time, the pressed tea will fully stretch.

Pour out the tea, then pour in hot water to brew, and adjust the steeping time according to personal preference.

Sweet in the mouth and long-lasting aftertaste

The sweetness is a simple and intuitive feeling of old white tea.

Take a sip of tea, and after the tea soup slides through your mouth, you can feel the sweet taste spreading in your mouth. The sweetness and lubrication that fills the throat. It is also very resistant to brewing. The tea flavor is still there after ten brews, and the fragrance remains long-lasting.

After many times of brewing, the bottom of the leaves stretch naturally and still have vitality. It can be regarded as a high-quality ration tea.

"Drinking tea and youth have never been a secret.

Tea, this magical leaf, contains tea polyphenols, theanine, and caffeine, which perfectly interpret the slow music of the Creator. Moreover, the flavonoids rich in white tea are also masters of antioxidants, which is a wonderful addition to eternal youth.

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(Editor: Tea Ceremony Network)

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