Is the tea better new tea or old tea? What's the difference in flavor between new tea and old tea?

In the cultural system of drinking tea in the West, we mainly drink new tea, while in the oriental Chinese cultural system, we will discuss the storage of tea over the years.

The early stage of importing tea in Europe began in the era of geographical discovery. in the early 17th century, the Dutch East India Company imported Chinese tea and established a trade network in the far East.

At that time, the goods of Chinese businessmen tasted sweetness to the East India Company, and tea could be quickly sold as long as it was imported into Europe and the United States, which belonged to a small amount of luxury.

On the other hand, as early as 1400 years ago in the Tang Dynasty, when the transportation was not yet developed, there was supply and demand for tea trade in domestic demand. Because of the large quantity, vast territory and other factors, there was a long period of storage and storage in commercial operation.

Under the transportation conditions at that time, the newly made new tea could not be delivered to the consumers at the end of the commercial chain in time, and it could be transported to the border areas or abroad for months to years. When consumers drink tea, they often taste the flavor of old tea that has been transformed over time.

As a result, a unique oriental culture has been gradually formed, with the rich tea quality suitable for long-term storage and transformation, and tea with future investment value, as a value system to evaluate the quality of Pu'er tea. Compared with the western taste of new tea culture, the two belong to the products of different times and historical context.

Western culture can better understand the concept of aged wine, and even misappropriate the storage skills of wine cellar and barrel concepts to tea began to be developed.

This represents the idea of storing, storing and aging tea, which is becoming more and more accepted in the West, rather than just drinking seasoned, fresh tea.

In their culture, boutique tea, wine and coffee are produced by the manor, and the storage will be like oak barrels, which have been used for centuries, mostly for whisky, rum, sherry, brandy and wine, etc., giving the drink a clear timeline flavor.