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相关文章The escalating popularity and interest of pu'er tea comes as no surprise to many of its admirers. Lovers of pu'er tea are captivated by its wide range of compelling flavors and aromas; its aura of remarkable health benefits that has been carried over from 1700 years locked in historical records and beliefs; the mystery behind the living tea that is forever changing and improving with time; its increasing value with each passing year. pu'er's appealing diversity continues to captivate many, from tea connoisseurs, collectors, health enthusiasts and investors. All have one common goal, their pursuit of pu'er tea.
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Many pu'er collectors and enthusiasts take great joy in routinely tasting their collections. It is a time filled with much excitement and anticipation as each tea's development and progress is measured. The fascinating ongoing change within what is essentially a living tea reveals new dimensions and complexity with each step of aging. Like classic wines and cheese, pu'er relies on living bacteria and microbes to enable its process of post fermentation. This process enhances its appeal and value in direct correspondence to its age by developing smoothness, even silkiness to its overall character. Some of the endearing flavors aged pu'er tea will come to possess are ripe plums, heavy fruits, caramel, herbs and aged wood with hints of tannin and peat.
In China, pu'er is often referred to as a medicinal tea reflecting its many health and medical qualities .Throughout pu'er's history, many ancient scripts and records have applauded its wide ranging benefits from anti aging, prevention of heart disease and cancer, removal of toxins, weight loss, aid to digestion, and much more.
While most pu'er tea lovers would never dream of selling their prized collections the escalating price of pu'er tea has attracted many investors and opportunists. In China's supercharged economy, where no investment opportunity goes unnoticed the idea of investing in tea is not just a novel idea but an increasingly popular trend followed by many affluent young professionals. For the better part of a decade the price of pu'er tea has risen each year, averaging a rough estimate of 10% annually. This markup is progressively higher for premium productions consisting of wild leaves or leaves from old tea trees from famous regions such as Yiwu, where prices have jumped between 30-80% this year alone (2006). The aged tea sector has produced the biggest gains of all. Prices for certain vintages have sky rocketed, some easily multiplying by as much as 10X times within the span of a few years (see pu'er Tea News to read more on investment trends).
In summary the market growth for pu'er tea has been for the past decade outstanding. A repeat of this for the next decade will likely see collectors and investors sitting on a goldmine. As the main market for pu'er tea is China, the sustainability and growth of the pu'er tea market will largely be dependent on the future development and growth of the Chinese economy.
A note of caution, not all pu'er tea will appreciate in value. Much of the pu'er tea flooding the markets today are fakes and low quality teas .It is unfortunate but the precedence for increasing pu'er production has greatly compromised the quality of tea in recent years. While the production of pu'er tea continues to increase annually, the quality has substantially dropped with outputs from both 2005 and 2006 being most disappointing. The knock on effect has been a sharp increase in the price of older vintages. The pursuit of pu'er tea is best done with caution.
