http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ Seven Cups Tea Forum Tag: storage en Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:49:20 +0000 http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/74#post-207 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:43:30 +0000 corrine 207@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>Company: Zui Chun Hao Jasmine Tea Co., LTD<br /> Office Address: 7/F, Huaxia Industry Center, NO43, Tiyu Road, Xiamen, Fujian, China.<br /> Telephone : eight six-zero five nine two—two six six three three nine six<br /> Fax: eight six-zero five nine two—two six six three three nine seven<br /> Site:http://www.chinajasminetea.com<br /> Contact: Corrine Ke<br /> Email: <a href="mailto:sumgokxy@gmail.com">sumgokxy@gmail.com</a> <a href="mailto:Trade@mrentea.com">Trade@mrentea.com</a><br /> MSN: <a href="mailto:sumgokxy@gmail.com">sumgokxy@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Jasmine Tea (Also called Jasmine scented tea) is honored as the most fragrant and popular Chinese tea in the world. This tea is light, delicate, slightly sweet and every cup comes with a distinctive fresh jasmine fragrance. Jasmine tea is readily available in Chinese markets, and it can often be obtained from big grocery stores or specialty tea shops as well. Many people may be familiar with jasmine tea because it is a frequent offering at Chinese restaurants.</p> <p>The jasmine flowers are harvested during the day and stored in a cool place until night. During the night, the flowers bloom with full fragrance. The flowers are layered over the tea leaves during the scenting process. The quality of jasmine tea is determined by the quality of green tea used as its base and the effectiveness of the scenting.</p> <p>Zui Chun Hao Jasmine Tea is one of product lines by Xiamen Sumgo Tea Co. LTD that focus on Jasmine Tea manufacturing in Fuding, Fu’an, Ningde regions in Fujian provience from 1998. Now Zui Chun Hao is one of the major Jasmine Tea manufacturing in China with ten years development. To meet the international import requirements and food safety standards, we produce jasmine tea strictly based on the EU standard, Japan standard. All the pesticide residues meet the import requirements in the world. </p> <p>Our jasmine tea garden is located at the high mountain which is more than 40kms away from the city. The garden has sufficient light ,great difference in temperature ,condign rainfall and fertile ground. It's fit to grow tea and the tea here has good quality and contains many efficient elements. Our jasmine tea has gained good reputation from our customers and our products are on sales to European countries, Japan, North Amercian regions, Australia and some other countries and regions.</p> <p>Besides the production, we also cooperate actively with colleges and tea research institutes to experiment and popularize new tea species.we work with Fujian University of Agriculture in order to study how to deal and process tea after harvest, and establish the standard quality system. We also engage in the experimental model base for the significant project.</p> <p>Following the principle of Quality and Credit rack first, Innovation stands company`s life. With the fair trade, we sincerely welcome more and more partners to work with us to develop a new field in the Tea Industry. </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/20#post-67 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:36:02 +0000 tmaynard 67@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>Well, you answered my question: you do break down large quantities into smaller lots, even though the scale is different.</p> <p>I am not a heavy tea drinker, but I do brew several infusions of one tea every day -- using only about 5 grams of tea daily. At that rate, 100g of tea yields me 40-60 largish mugs of tea ... or about a month's worth or more.</p> <p>If I drank only one tea I suppose I shouldn't worry, but I have several favorites and I rotate them so each 100g pack actually lasts for 3-4 months (possibly longer), hence my question.</p> <p>Thanks for your help!<br /> Tom. </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/20#post-66 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:16:25 +0000 admin 66@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>For me 100 grams of tea isn't very much in relationship to how much I drink, so I don't worry to much about it getting stale before I drink it all. I do, however, have some caddies that I use for storing tea. I personally don't separate my tea into smaller amounts, but I drink a lot of tea. I also live in an area where the humidity is low. Humidity may be more of a problem then just exposure to air in terms of rapid loss of freshness. I do store my tea in a sealed container. At our warehouse we do break the tea into smaller quantities, 250 grams or 500 gram amounts, depending on the volitilaty of the tea. We also keep the temperature low, but not too low. Good packing and storing under good conditions can extend the shelve life of tea considerably. We are very careful with our tea which is not the standard in the industry. The general rules are to keep it out of the air, away from smells and humidity, and in the dark. </p> <p>People's understanding about freshness is sometimes incorrect. For example, everyone looks for tea as close to harvest time the better, which is a largely a myth. Green tea for example has a wonderful smell right after it has been produced, but the best taste comes after it has aged for a few months. It is a good idea to consider the tea you are storing. Puer for example needs to be stored in a place that has good air flow. As in most questions about tea, there are general guidelines, and complications with specific teas. </p> <p>I can tell you that the Chines are experimenting at extending shelf life all the time, trying to improve their storage techniques, while the tea producers outside of China do not take as much care. It is common to see tea stored in the same kind of bags that are used to store other commodities that are not sealed to either smell, humidity, or air.</p> <p>Austin </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/20#post-65 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:07:54 +0000 tmaynard 65@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>I read somewhere that if you have a large quantity of tea, say a 100g foil pouch, that you should separate a small quantity for use and reseal the large amount for storage.</p> <p>The idea is that frequent opening of the large container exposes all the tea to air, causing it to stale.</p> <p>If that is true then what about storing all the tea in small amounts? I have a number of tins, each of which holds about 35g of tea. Would it make sense to divide the large amount into full, smaller tins -- each of which would only be opened as the previous tin went empty?</p> <p>It seems to me that the bulk of the tea would only be exposed to air once (at the time of division into smaller tins) and thus should retain its freshness.</p> <p>How do you store your tea? </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/11#post-34 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:47:03 +0000 lucas 34@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>For most teas, you want the smallest possible airtight and lightproof container. Tea tins in various sizes and styles are readily available. Check the lids to make sure that they are really air tight. Teas kept this way can last up to a year or more, depending on what kind ot is. Green teas do not last as long, more heavily fermented teas store longer. </p> <p>For pu-erh tea, you may want to store and age it. This requires a low humidity environment with consistent temperature and no exposure to strong odors. </p> http://www.sevencups.com/forum/topic/11#post-30 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:59:00 +0000 andrew 30@http://www.sevencups.com/forum/ <p>What is the best way to store tea? When tea is properly stored, how long will it maintain its flavor? </p>