Shui Hsien tea

Shui Hsien

Type:	Oolong
Other names:	Shuixian, Shui Xian, Water Sprite, Sacred Lily
Origin:	Mount Wuyi, Fujian Province, China
Quick description:	Heavy tea, the darkest of the dark oolongs from Wuyi.
Temperature:	90–100 °C

Shui Hsien tea (Chinese: 水仙茶; pinyin: shuǐ xiān chá; pronounced [ʂu̯èi̯ ɕi̯ɛ́n ʈʂʰǎ]), meaning narcissus or water sprite, is an oolong tea from the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian Province, China with a heavy honey fragrance.^[1] Cheaper varieties are grown elsewhere in the province 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. This tea is also grown in Taiwan.

Varieties

• Lao Cong Shui Hsien (老欉水仙茶) : 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 (老欉水仙茶) : A Shui Hsien that may have been aged for a few decades and rebaked.
• Zhangping Shui Hsien(漳平水仙茶):A Shui Hsien that grown in Zhangping, Fujian Province.

References

1. "水仙茶清香甘甜的好茶 [Shuixian Tea - a sweet and fragrant tea]". Metroasianfood.com. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2014. (Chinese)