Five-year Tea Brick
1 min readRaw Pu-erh tea freshly produced without natural fermen-tation has a pungent taste. If the dry tea gradually turns brownand reddish, then the tea must have been stored in the north forat least 2 years. Pu-erh tea fermented for 3-5 years has a faint and pure fragrance. Its tea liquid is a clear light orange, fading after the third or fourth brew. If the tea liquid of the so-called 5-year tea is as red and bright as processed tea, then it may have been stored under special conditions instead of natural envi-ronment.
Tea brick naturally fermented for 5 years from Yiwu Dry tea:Color turning brownish-red from dark green,striations are distinct.
Color and taste of tea liquid: Bright red color, pure and rich fragrance, mellow with a sweet aftertaste and slightly pungent Brewed leaves: Reddish-brown, relatively unbroken, flexible.
