Hello everyone: I`m tea enthusiast Andy. After sharing the story of Ruby Oolong with you all last week, many have often asked, “I have a good tea in mind; Andy, can you make it for me?” This is the most common question asked by gourmet customers. Honestly, I`m not sure myself; it would only be possible through spending time to communicate with customers. Why is that? I`ve organized some possible reasons to share with everyone.
The decline of physiological taste. As we age, our sense of taste gradually dulls. Compared to the sensitive taste of youth, the duller taste of older age makes it harder to discern subtle aromas and flavors. The variation of nature. The climate conditions of the past have changed a lot compared to today, such as the Lugu Ditch water used to freeze. Changes in temperature, humidity, and light, along with the aging of tea trees, can cause changes in the taste of tea.
The difference in water used for brewing tea. Tea brewed with high mountain spring water is the most delicious. It`s possible that this key “high mountain spring water” can no longer be obtained, thus unable to replicate the tea taste of the past. The maturity of psychological taste. This point is quite interesting. Have you ever noticed that snacks that tasted great in childhood seem not as tasty when grown up? Did the factory change the snack formula? In fact, there`s no change. This is because our psychological taste matures; as we eat more varieties of food, our brain accumulates the degree of deliciousness of food, choosing only the tasty ones to eat. Therefore, as we drink more and more teas, the tea that tasted good at first sip doesn`t taste as good anymore. The “sweet aftertaste in the heart” is often the best tea flavor.
That`s all I have to share with you today. See you next time.
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