“Wu Yi is a favorite of mine. I will order those I haven’t tried but a few I keep in stock and this is one of them because I like the roast. Not burnt, just right. The soup is rich with a distance...” Read full tasting note
“I got 50g of this tea so I’ve had a pretty good chance to try out this tea. If you brew this tea hotter then you get a lot more of the smokiness and if you brew it cooler than it honestly doesn’t...” Read full tasting note
“My big YS order came in today, kind of a surprise because I was expecting it Monday or Tuesday. http://imgur.com/LxXminp Decided to start it off with this one. Brews a light orange and emits a very...” Read full tasting note
“OK, so I have looked at others notes for this tea in other years, and I don’t know if 2016 was that much better, but I definitely give it a very high rating! I found this tea rich and complex. ...” Read full tasting note
Fo Shou (lit. Buddha’s Hand 佛手) is one of the many Wu Yi Rock Oolong varietals. It’s not widely grown but is a classic Wu Yi varietal that was originally transplanted from Yongchun County near Quanzhou (Fujian) centuries ago.
Fo Shou bushes are large leaved, with green-blue leaves that are not at all tippy and never produce flowers (茶花).
Fo Shou is roasted several times at low temperature and then stored for months at a time before being re-roasted. When the third roasting is completed the tea is again stored before offered for sale.
The brewed tea is thick and fruity, sweet with little to no astringency. The tea soup is orange. I nice alternative to the more floral Wu Yi oolongs!
May 2016 harvest
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