Fresh and Clear Type:

Refers to teas with a clear fragrance, fresh taste, and refreshing mouthfeel. Made from tender raw leaves processed promptly and properly, typically found in green teas and red teas.

Representative teas: Dongting Biluochun, Mengding Ganlu, Nanjing Yuhua Tea, Duyun Maojian, Bailin Gongfu, etc.

Fresh and Rich Type:

Taste is fresh and rich, with a refreshing aftertaste reminiscent of eating fresh fruit. Made from high-tenderness leaves, thick leaves and sturdy buds, processed promptly and properly.

Representative tea: Huangshan Maofeng, Wuyuan Mingmei, etc.

Fresh and Mellow Type:

Taste is fresh and mellow, with a sweet, fresh, and refreshing aftertaste. Made from relatively tender and fresh leaves processed promptly with lighter rolling, such as high-grade baked green teas, or teas with normal rolling.

Representative tea: Taiping Houkui, Guzhu Zisun, White Peony, high-grade Qimen Black Tea (Keemun), Yihong Black Tea, etc.

Fresh and Mild Type:

Taste is fresh, sweet, and comfortable, relatively mild. Resulting from tender and fresh raw leaves, influenced by the content of internal compounds and processing techniques.

Representative tea: Such as Junshan Yinzhen, Mengding Yellow Bud, etc.

Strong and Intense Type:

Has a clear fragrance or aroma of roasted chestnuts. Taste is strong but not bitter, highly astringent but not harsh, with a long, refreshing, and sweet aftertaste. Typically made from plump buds and thick leaves, with good tenderness (like one bud with two or three leaves), rich in internal compounds, and processed reasonably.

Representative tea: Tunlu Green Tea, Wulu Green Tea, etc.

Strong and Powerful Type:

Taste is rich and strong, clinging to the tongue with high stimulation and a tight mouthfeel. Made from leaves picked at moderate maturity, from improved varieties or large-leaf varieties rich in internal compounds, with light withering,充分揉切thorough rolling/cutting, and light fermentation, typical of some black broken teas.

Representative tea: Black Broken Tea, etc.

Rich and Brisk Type:

Has strong stimulation and astringency, with a sweet and brisk aftertaste. Made from finely picked, tender raw materials with thick leaves and reasonable processing.

Representative tea: Lingyun White Hair, Nan'an Shiting Green Tea, Shu Green Tea, Sui Green Tea, Dianhong Black Tea, Wuyi Rock Tea, etc.