“茶韵”辨析

Analysis on Tea Charm

从唐代开始就有人用"韵"来评价茶叶品质。品茶的韵有两种含义,一是味觉的感应,即余味或回味,一是品茶可以领会的茶韵,这种茶韵是精神产物。茶韵与茶叶品质有关,但不等于茶叶品质。影响茶叶品质的只有客观因素,而影响茶韵的既有客观因素,又有主观因素。领会茶韵,首先要有好茶,其次要会喝茶,第三要有好的环境和心境。

Since Tang Dynasty, ＇charm＇has been used to evaluate the quality of tea.There are two meanings of tea charm,one is tea aftertaste,the other is a spiritual product of tea.Tea charm relates to tea quality, but not tea quality.Only objective factors impact on tea quality,while on tea charm,there are not only the objective factors, but also the subjective factors.To figure out tea charm,first,having good tea;second,knowing how to taste tea; third, having a good environment and state of mind.