陈年铁观音老茶可以喝的古董

泉州不仅是茶叶生产大市，更是铁观音茶叶消费大市，爱茶人多，收藏老茶的人也多。铁观音、白茶、岩茶、普洱茶……一些年份久远、具有收藏价值的老茶，受到泉州茶人的追捧。老茶不仅越老越香，而且药用价值高，部分茶还会随着年份增加而不断升值。

老茶存储有讲究

陈年铁观音是 主要收藏对象

福建省收藏家协会老茶收藏研究会会长叶志祥是个地道的安溪人。在茶都成长的叶志祥，耳闻目染，对茶有一种特殊的感情。爱屋及乌、喜欢茶的叶志祥，同样痴迷于收藏老茶。上世纪末，他就尝试着学做茶叶生意，同时收藏一些老茶。后来，叶志祥有更多的机会与各茶商、茶农接触，也为他收藏一些好的老茶提供了条件。经过近20年的不断积累，叶志祥现在收藏的老茶已达1.5万公斤，包括陈年铁观音、白茶、岩茶、普洱茶、绿茶，成为远近闻名的老茶收藏“大王”。

“陈年铁观音在我的老茶收藏中，占据了主要地位。”叶志祥说，民间的许多茶农有些卖不掉的茶叶，以为都过期了，就想把它们处理掉。这种情况下，他会亲自登门拜访，有时候能免费收到一些品质不错的“过期茶叶”，有时候花个两三百元就能把一大袋的“过期茶叶”收入囊中；而当茶农正在出售新茶的时候，他就会询问他们是否有剩余的老茶没有卖出去，在进一步沟通中最终达成“买一送一”，即购买新茶赠送老茶。

“我更注重收藏陈年铁观音，主要是因为它有不少妙用。”叶志祥介绍，陈年铁观音搭配各种天然植物，适宜各类人群饮用；陈年铁观音加入1—2粒咸橄榄，可快速消积解胀、排油解腻；与适量的陈皮、菊花一起泡饮，有清热降火的功效；若加入适量麦芽、神粬，能起到安神助眠的功效；若添加红枣、桂圆肉，具有暖胃健脾的功效；陈年铁观音茶叶的另一大功效就是帮助治疗消化不良，有胃胀不止的朋友不妨试试；陈年铁观音还含有一种黄酮的混合物质，能够起到杀菌解毒的功效。

“收藏老茶同样讲究一种缘分，属于你的，不管经过多少波折，最后还是会属于你的，逃也逃不掉。”叶志祥坦言，只要有心收藏老茶，就会有来自四面八方的人为你提供各种资讯，让你打开收藏老茶的渠道，丰富老茶的品种。

好茶成就未来老茶

一说起老茶，许多人会下意识想到普洱茶。但如今，老茶这个说法已经从普洱延伸到白茶、红茶、乌龙茶，甚至连绿茶、黄茶也开始出现老茶。

叶志祥更钟情于陈年铁观音。在他看来，好原料、好工艺、好仓储成就了最好的茶。原料是陈茶的基础，一百年前的垃圾存放到今天还是垃圾，只有好茶存放经年才会变成老好茶。其次是工艺，传统工艺的铁观音，绿叶红镶边，无论是做青还是焙火都非常到位，若不经心可能误以为是岩茶。最后是保存，存茶必须选择干燥、阴凉的地方，茶叶用陶缸、铁罐、木箱等装好，做好密封、避光、防潮，在常温条件下储存；存放过程中，要随时注意温湿度的变化，一旦湿度升高必须马上打开门窗通风或用木炭吸湿；还要每隔一段时间进行一次翻堆，让茶叶透透气，均匀转化；也有人把老茶压制成饼，以便于收藏、储存。

1992年安溪老茶

老茶受追捧，自有其独特的魅力。首先，从老茶本身具备的品饮价值来说，老茶存放的年份、干茶的活性以及冲泡后的陈韵，带给品饮者与新茶完全不一样的感受，让其欣赏岁月沉淀的艺术。其次，老茶具备收藏价值，为投资者提供了一个新的盈利点。再次，老茶热，也使得越来越多的人关注茶、了解茶、品饮茶，这无疑促进了茶叶消费的增长。

“今天的好茶，才是将来的老茶。”叶志祥说，不论老茶是因商业炒作还是消费需求，其价值一定是建立在好茶的基础上。只有用好的工艺生产出的茶，拥有好品质好口感的茶，才有收藏的价值。只有按照严格的温湿度标准与卫生条件保存的茶，保持茶叶本身品质的茶叶，才能形成真正的老茶。因此，不是所有茶都适合存放，有些茶就适合当下喝，有些茶就适合存放几年再喝。就比如绿茶，绿茶的品质特色就是氨基酸、维生素、芳香类等物质丰富，后期没有微生物参与转化，越陈其活性物质越少；而红茶中所含的活性物质已完全被氧化，微生物几无物质可转化，陈年亦无益。

“老茶必须具备冰、爽、润、滑、甘、甜的特性，这样的老茶才值得收藏。”叶志祥认为，随着社会的发展，物质的丰富，市场的变化，人们的感知已经很难不被这个纷乱复杂的世界所影响，因此需要保持自我丰富的感官世界与理性思考判断。老茶不一定是好的，好茶也不一定非要老，只有今天的好茶才能成为将来真正的老茶。

1997年铁观音

收藏老茶不要盲目跟风

市场上的老茶一般和三个关键词有关：年份、价格和传说。关于“年份”绝大多数消费者只能从包装和口感方面来辨别，懂品鉴老茶的人又少，一些不良厂家、商家正是抓住了这样的消费心理，故意将年代不长的新茶标注为陈茶，或者将新茶掺入老茶中，滥竽充数。更有甚者，采取了“湿仓造假”的作假方法，把新茶存放在通风不畅、湿度较高的地窖，因空气相对湿度提高，容易加速茶叶陈化。人为地“加速陈化”的老茶，都会丧失茶叶的本味，只剩下单薄的老味和酵味，品饮起来十分不悦。

近年来，喜欢老茶的群体越来越多，市场呈现一片繁荣的景象。其中，安溪铁观音、福鼎白茶两个品类老茶表现尤为突出。陈年老茶受到许多资深茶人的一致追捧，并成为不少成功商人出国必带的礼品。

选购老茶的人，一般都是资深茶客。叶志祥建议，作为普通投资者，在不了解茶市之水深浅时万万不可盲目跟风，这主要是因为目前老茶市场还很不规范，价格也无法一概而论。

客观上讲，缺少行业标准是形成老茶收藏、投资收益的不确定性因素之一。业界、消费者在判断茶叶品质时，都以各自认知衡量，这是造成市面上老茶品质参差不齐的主要原因。

老茶市场不规范的另一表现是以假乱真的多，所以不懂行的市民不要盲目跟风。但对于爱喝茶并真想收藏老茶者来说，茶叶收藏首先是一种感官体验，与别人演绎的故事无关。要想收藏到好茶，就得提高喝茶的品鉴能力。

理论上讲，好的老茶，最突出的安溪铁观音香气是木质香和陈香，汤色澄黄明亮，入口纯滑甘甜，馥郁飘香。老茶之所以被称之为老茶，至少要保存良好，年份在10年以上。而收藏者购买老茶最好选择一些具有较长经营年限的品牌茶企。

Quanzhou is not only a big city of tea production, but also a big city of tea consumption. There are many people who love tea and collect old tea. Tieguanyin, white tea, rock tea, Pu'er tea... some old teas with a long history and collection value are sought after by Quanzhou tea people. Old tea is not only more fragrant with age, but also has high medicinal value, and some teas will continue to appreciate as the years increase.

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The storage of old tea is exquisite

Aged Tieguanyin is the main collection object

Ye Zhixiang, president of the Old Tea Collection Research Association of Fujian Collectors Association, is an authentic Anxi native. Ye Zhixiang, who grew up in the tea capital, has a special feeling for tea. Ye Zhixiang, who loves Wu and Wu and tea, is also obsessed with collecting old tea. At the end of the last century, he tried to learn how to do the tea business and collect some old teas at the same time. Later, Ye Zhixiang had more opportunities to contact various tea merchants and tea farmers, which also provided him with conditions for collecting some good old teas. After nearly 20 years of continuous accumulation, Ye Zhixiang now has a collection of 15,000 kilograms of old tea, including aged Tieguanyin, white tea, rock tea, Pu'er tea, and green tea, becoming a well-known "king" of old tea collections.

"Old Tieguanyin occupies a major position in my old tea collection." Ye Zhixiang said that many private tea farmers have some tea leaves that cannot be sold, thinking that they are all expired, and want to dispose of them. In this case, he will visit the door in person, and sometimes he can receive some good-quality "expired tea leaves" for free, and sometimes he can get a large bag of "expired tea leaves" for two or three hundred yuan; When tea farmers are selling new tea, he will ask them if they have any remaining old tea that has not been sold. In further communication, they finally reach a "buy one get one free", that is, buy new tea and give old tea as a gift.

"I pay more attention to collecting aged Tieguanyin, mainly because it has many magical uses." Ye Zhixiang introduced that aged Tieguanyin is matched with various natural plants, suitable for all kinds of people to drink; aged Tieguanyin is added with 1-2 salted olives , can quickly eliminate accumulation and distension, discharge oil and relieve greasy; drink with an appropriate amount of dried tangerine peel and chrysanthemum, it has the effect of clearing heat and reducing fire; if adding an appropriate amount of malt and glutinous rice cake, it can soothe the nerves and help sleep; if adding red dates , Longan meat, has the effect of warming the stomach and strengthening the spleen; another major effect of aged Tieguanyin tea is to help treat indigestion, friends who have more than bloating may wish to try it; aged Tieguanyin also contains a mixture of flavonoids , can play a role in sterilization and detoxification.

"Collection of old tea also pays attention to a kind of fate. It belongs to you. No matter how many twists and turns you go through, it will still belong to you in the end, and you can't escape." Ye Zhixiang said frankly, as long as you have the heart to collect old tea, there will be people from all directions for you. Provide various information, let you open the channels of collecting old tea, and enrich the variety of old tea.

Good tea makes old tea in the future

When it comes to old tea, many people will subconsciously think of Pu'er tea. But now, the term old tea has been extended from Pu'er to white tea, black tea, oolong tea, and even green tea and yellow tea have begun to appear old tea.

Ye Zhixiang is more in love with the old Tieguanyin. In his view, good raw materials, good craftsmanship, and good storage make the best tea. Raw materials are the basis of old tea. The garbage stored a hundred years ago is still garbage today. Only good tea will become old good tea after being stored for many years. The second is the craftsmanship. The traditional craftsmanship of Tieguanyin, with green leaves and red borders, is very good for greening and roasting. If you are not careful, you may mistake it for rock tea. The last step is storage. The tea must be stored in a dry and cool place. The tea should be packed in clay jars, iron cans, wooden boxes, etc., well sealed, protected from light and moisture, and stored at room temperature; during storage, always pay attention to Changes in temperature and humidity, once the humidity rises, you must immediately open doors and windows for ventilation or use charcoal to absorb moisture; you must also turn the heap every once in a while to allow the tea leaves to breathe and transform evenly; some people also press old tea into cakes for easy collection. ,store.

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1992 Anxi old tea

Old tea is sought after and has its own unique charm. First of all, in terms of the drinking value of the old tea itself, the age of the old tea, the activity of the dry tea and the Chen Yun after brewing give the drinker a completely different feeling from the new tea, allowing them to appreciate the precipitation of the years the art of. Secondly, old tea has collectible value, which provides a new profit point for investors. Third, the popularity of old tea has also made more and more people pay attention to tea, understand tea, and drink tea, which undoubtedly promotes the growth of tea consumption.

"Today's good tea is the old tea of the future." Ye Zhixiang said that whether old tea is due to commercial speculation or consumer demand, its value must be built on the basis of good tea. Only the tea produced with good craftsmanship and the tea with good quality and good taste has the value of collection. Only the tea that is preserved according to strict temperature and humidity standards and hygienic conditions, and the tea that maintains the quality of the tea itself, can form the real old tea. Therefore, not all teas are suitable for storage, some teas are suitable for drinking now, and some teas are suitable for drinking after several years. Just like green tea, the quality characteristics of green tea are that it is rich in amino acids, vitamins, aromas and other substances. No microorganisms are involved in the transformation in the later stage, and the active substances in black tea are less and less. The active substances contained in black tea have been completely oxidized, and microorganisms have almost no substances. It can be transformed, and it is useless to age.

"Old tea must have the characteristics of ice, cool, moist, smooth, sweet and sweet. Such old tea is worthy of collection." Ye Zhixiang believes that with the development of society, the abundance of materials, and changes in the market, people's perception has become very It is difficult to be affected by this chaotic and complex world, so it is necessary to maintain a rich sensory world and rational thinking and judgment. Old tea is not necessarily good, and good tea does not have to be old. Only today's good tea can become the real old tea in the future.

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1997 Tieguanyin

Don't blindly follow the trend of collecting old tea

Old tea on the market is generally related to three keywords: year, price and legend. Regarding the "year", the vast majority of consumers can only distinguish from the packaging and taste. There are very few people who know how to taste old tea. The new tea is marked as old tea, or the new tea is mixed into the old tea to make up for it. What's more, the fraud method of "wet warehouse fraud" is adopted, and the new tea is stored in the cellar with poor ventilation and high humidity. The old tea artificially "accelerated aging" will lose the original flavor of the tea leaves, leaving only a thin old flavor and fermented flavor, which is very unpleasant to drink.

In recent years, more and more groups like old tea, and the market is booming. Among them, Anxi Tieguanyin and Fuding white tea have outstanding performance. Aged tea is unanimously sought after by many senior tea people, and has become a must-have gift for many successful businessmen to go abroad.

Those who buy old tea are generally experienced tea drinkers. Ye Zhixiang suggested that as an ordinary investor, when you don’t know the depth of the tea market, you must not blindly follow the trend. This is mainly because the current old tea market is still very irregular, and the price cannot be generalized.

Objectively speaking, the lack of industry standards is one of the uncertain factors for the formation of old tea collection and investment income. When judging the quality of tea, the industry and consumers use their own perceptions to measure, which is the main reason for the uneven quality of old tea on the market.

Another manifestation of the irregularity of the old tea market is that there are many fakes and real ones, so citizens who do not know how to do it should not blindly follow the trend. But for those who love tea and really want to collect old tea, tea collection is first and foremost a sensory experience, and has nothing to do with the stories others interpret. If you want to collect good tea, you must improve your tea tasting ability.

Theoretically speaking, the most prominent aroma of good old tea is woody aroma and old aroma. The reason why old tea is called old tea is that it must be at least well preserved and the age is more than 10 years. For collectors to buy old tea, it is better to choose some branded tea companies with longer operating years.