Shui Hsien tea
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| Type: | Oolong |
| Other names: | Shuixian, Shui Xian, Water Sprite, 水仙 |
| Origin: | Mount Wuyi, Fujian Province, China |
| Quick description: | Heavy tea, the darkest of the dark oolongs from Wuyi. |
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Shui Hsien is an Oolong tea from Mount Wuyi, it has a heavy honey fragrance. Cheaper varieties are grown elsewhere in Fujian and have a burnt taste and are very popular with Chinese restaurants. The infused color is very dark brown showing that the tea is a very dark Oolong.
[edit] Varieties
- Lao Cong Shui Hsien
- A Shui Hsien made from old bushes that may be as old as 200 years. The taste and appearance will signify it as an even darker Oolong.
- Aged Shui Hsien
- A Shui Hsien that may have been aged for a few decades and rebaked.
