“It’s been a while since I last drank this tea, yet I vividly remember its forward aromas of pear and peaches. The roast had already settled nicely last year.” Read full tasting note
This tea come from small familly farm in Wuyi area and it was processed in small batches. Tea trees were only picked in spring.
Fo shou (佛手) literally Buddha hand in Chinese. The tea were picked from Hui Yuan Keng (very famous place for top grade Shuixian oolong)
in ZhenYan protected area.
Since 2015 we was waiting for Foshou from Zhenyan area. The 2015 was pre-sold already and 2016 harvest of Wuyi tea was too bad (and
as you can see we not add any 2016 Wuyi tea in our selection because of the low quality), so we finally
got this tea this year. The quantity of Zhenyan Foshou is limited.
Growing in organic way, the leaves are smaller than usually Foshou is.
Middle -roasted (中轻火, 3 times baking, the first time took 9 hours the second time took 16 hours, the third time is 12 hours.
A few months after the roasting process, the tea is ready for drinking now, but also can be stored for a long term!
This tea have unique sweet aroma, thick and sweet taste with ripe pear notes.
5g~8g Tea into 120ml Gaiwan, 100 degrees Celsius water, Wait 5 seconds for the first brew, and allow an additional 5 to 10 seconds the following brews according to personal preference, can pour tea 6~8 times.
Harvesting area: Wu Yi Shan, Hui Yuan Keng
Harvesting time: April 28th, 2017
Cultivar: Fo Shou
Company description not available.