Shui Hsien tea

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**Shui Hsien**
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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.

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.

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.

References

Babelcarp, [Shui Hsien].
Teaspring, [Shui Hsien product page].
Jing Tea Shop, [Shui Hsien product page].

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