Generally speaking, the price of Taiping Monkey Kui tea in the market is mainly affected by the change of output in the main producing areas, followed by the tea season, the grade of Taiping Monkey Kui, the tea-making technology and other factors. The main influencing factor is the production process. There are two kinds of Taiping Houkui tea, mechanical and manual, and the price is different:
1, the mechanism is Taiping monkey head
Machine-made Hericium erinaceus tea is long, thin and green. At the same time, the taste is light and the aftertaste is soft. Generally, 600 yuan is about 500 Jin, and 400 yuan is less than one Jin. It is not recommended to buy it. It is unnecessary to buy more than one catty for 800 yuan. It is best to choose handmade tea.
2. Pinch the monkey head with your hands
Authentic Taiping Hericium erinaceus is traditionally hand-kneaded, and the cost will be higher than the mechanism. The price of handmade Taiping Hericium erinaceus produced in the main producing areas is relatively expensive, generally around 800 to 1500 yuan a catty, and some 500 to 600 yuan a catty, but it is relatively poor; If it is produced in core producing areas such as Monkey Pit, Monkey Gang and Yan Jia Natural Village, the price is more expensive, generally more than 2,000 yuan a catty.
Expanding knowledge: how to choose high-quality Taiping monkey head
Taiping Monkey King is a kind of high-quality green tea, and it also has a fixed market in the field of green tea. Good tea generally has fake and inferior products, and Taiping Monkey King is no exception. When buying the Taiping Monkey King, if you want to buy a better Taiping Monkey King, you can start from the following aspects:
1, observe its shape.
The Taiping Hericium erinaceus has a high degree of recognition in appearance. Generally, two leaves hold a bud, and the two tips are flat and straight, which is naturally flat. The authentic Taiping Hericium erinaceus is flat and there are white hairs on the tea. The main vein of the false Hericium erinaceus is basically translucent and has no white hair.
2. Look at this color
The color of authentic Hericium erinaceus is light green, which is dark green. It looks black in the shade, green in the sun, and pale red in the veins; Many fake peace monkeys are bright green or even black.
3. smell its fragrance
After the top-grade Hericium erinaceus is brewed, it has orchid fragrance and is very durable. Can be brewed many times. Take a pinch of Taiping Hericium erinaceus tea and put it in your palm. Breathe through your mouth, and tea will give off a faint orchid fragrance. The stronger the aroma, the better the tea.
Step 4 consider
Authentic Taiping monkey head has a sense of texture and weight in your hand; The fake monkey head is as thin as paper scraps, and you can't feel the existence of tea in your hand.
Step 5 watch tea soup
After the authentic Taiping Hericium erinaceus is brewed, the bud leaves become plump, and the tea soup is light green and clear, with excellent transparency and no turbidity. The fake Hericium erinaceus soup is bright in color, rich in flowers and not obvious in aroma.
Step 6 taste it
Taiping monkey head, different grades, different tastes; Even the same tea leaves, different manufacturers may have different tastes. High-quality Taiping Hericium erinaceus tastes sweet, not heavy and very light.
7. Look at trademarks
In order to enjoy the real Taiping Monkey Kui famous tea, it is recommended to choose a merchant with formal authorization to buy it and look for the trademark pattern.