The Age Of Teas In An Online Tea Shop - 0 views
started by Ezekiel Lu on 23 Jun 12
started by Ezekiel Lu on 23 Jun 12
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started by Ezekiel Lu on 23 Jun 12
When purchasing whole leaf teas, a good online tea shop can be able to, at the very minimum, let you know the entire year it was harvested, if not the specific harvest together with production date. (We. E. Spring 2011) This informative article has been written to tell you what you should be in need of when purchasing tea gifts online based on the age of the type of tea.
Green Teas
Natural teas and lightly oxidised Oolongs - such as the Taiwanese 'Bao Zhong' - have a shelf life of only around 6 months to 1 year. While after this time you will still be able to make herbal tea from these leaves, its flavour is going to be much reduced from how the master blender intended it to taste. These are the youngest and freshest tasting and therefore should be drunk this way. Any online tea shop selling a green tea much beyond 1 season after its harvest clearly has bought excessive, or doesn't know a lot about tea! Only buy green teas that will be 1 year-old or a smaller amount.
Oolong Teas
Semi oxidised Oolong teas possess a slightly longer shelf life of around one or two years. However, some traditional Chinese Oolongs which were roasted actually improve and soften after some time, generally after 1 12 months, however a good online retailer ought to be advise you on that. There are however aged Oolongs which provide the exception. These teas may have been aged anywhere from close to 3 to 25 years but will have been regularly re roasted to modify the moisture content. These is highly recommended the only exception to the one or two year rule.
Black Teas
Dark teas are fully oxidised hence their dark colour. This oxidisation ensures they have the longest shelf life of all teas and you will be fine to drink from anywhere between 1 to 3 years. Over this period of time they will quickly lose some of their flavour however stored properly - in a cool but not chilly environment, that is nor too dry or rainy, and kept out of direct sunlight - these leaves should retail most of their flavour for the entirety of that time.
Puer Tea
Unlike the rest of the teas above, Puers break most of the rules! Fully oxidised, together with semi fermented, many Puers as soon as young taste harsh together with bitter. These specialist teas once made are placed in temperature controlled stores, or traditionally stone caves, and permitted to age for anywhere involving 1 to 50 years. Over this period of time the flavours mellow and develop which is the reason Puers are some with the rarest and move expensive teas available. While not necessarily the case, a properly stored Puer, is at its finest the older it's!
As you will notice, there are only a few simple rules when it comes to knowing about the grow old of tea. By following the advice given in this post you should have no problems picking out a tea gift for close friends or family from any sort of online tea shop.
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