The key points for storing Pu'er Golden Melon Tea: The environment needs to maintain ventilation and a certain level of dryness and humidity. It also requires protection from light and prevention of odors. Storing Golden Melon Tea can be done using the cardboard box storage method; that is, packing the Golden Melon Tea in a Kraft paper bag and sealing it, placing it in a cardboard box, then sealing the box with tape, and placing it on a tea shelf or rack. At the same time, regularly check to avoid spoiling of the tea.

Here are five points to note when storing Pu'er Golden Melon Tea:
1. Must be aged in a dry warehouse
A dry warehouse prevents mold and ensures slower aging while maintaining the true nature of the Pu'er tea. A dry warehouse refers to an environment where tea is stored under conditions of moderate humidity and temperature, with good air circulation.
2. Avoid sudden changes in temperature
If the temperature in the warehouse is too high or there are sudden changes in temperature, this may affect the liveliness of the tea soup's mouthfeel.
3. Avoid contamination by foreign odors
Tea leaves absorb foreign odors very easily. Sprinkle some dried tea leaves and they will absorb any strange odors in the air. Therefore, it is essential to ensure that the storage environment is clean and free of foreign odors.

4. Use bamboo wrappers for packaging
The book “Tea Notes” records: “Tea must be packed tightly. Use thick bamboo wrappers to fill up any gaps tightly. Seal the mouth of the container with another bamboo wrapper, then wrap it with genuine paper.” This traditional packaging material and method helps filter out foreign odors during post-fermentation, ensuring the purity of the Pu'er tea. Some people rewrap opened old tea with lower quality plastic paper, which can result in a strange Odor after a period of time, directly ruining the taste of the Pu'er tea.
5. Note the age and lifespan of the tea
The lifespan of Pu'er tea, whether it is 60 years, 100 years, or several hundred years, has no definitive data. Often, it relies on the taster's intuition to judge the degree of aging. For example, the Tongqing Old Brand Pu'er round tea has reached its peak of aging and should be sealed for storage to prevent further rapid post-fermentation, which could cause the tea nature to gradually disappear and the taste to decline. The golden melon tribute tea from the Palace Museum, aged for one or two hundred years, has a taste described as “the soup has color, but the tea flavor is aged and thin.”

The above are the correct ways to store Pu'er tea. We hope this article is helpful to Pu'er enthusiasts and collectors. We would like to remind everyone to pay attention to factors such as humidity, dryness, and cleanliness in the storage environment, as only then can the collection value of Pu'er tea be enhanced.