Fujian

Fó Shǒu佛手

fó shǒu

Origin: China, Fújiàn Province (福建), Yǒngchūn County (永春县), Quánzhōu Prefectu...
Tea type: Oolong Tea
Caffeine Level: High
Gongfu Water Temperature: 92.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Citrus oolong with a legendary aroma: Fo Shou — “Buddha's Hand” from Yongchun, dense, sweet, with a fruity-honey aftertaste.

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Brewing

Tea Amount: 7–8 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu); 3–4 g per 200–250 ml (daily).
Teaware: White porcelain gaiwan (optimal for evaluating lid aroma). For roasted versions — Yixing teapot.
Brewing Notes: 95–100°C (nongxiang — full boiling water; qingxiang — 90–95°C).Evaluate lid aroma (盖香) — it best reveals Fo Shou's varietal character.
Gongfu Water Temperature: 92.000000
Gongfu Tea Grams: 6.000000
Gongfu Water Ml: 100.000000

Origin

Tea Type: Oolong
Origin Country: CN
Province: Fujian
Classification and Origin Notes: Ānxī County (安溪) — less pronounced citron profile; Wǔyí Mountains (武夷山) — cultivar used as yancha, with minerality and "岩韵" (rock rhyme).
Category: Southern Fújiàn oolongs (闽南乌龙, Mǐnnán wūlóng). Among the renowned Fujian teas. Product with protected geographical indication (地理标志产品, 2006). National standa...
Coordinates: ≈ 25.32° N, 118.29° E (central part of Yongchun County).

Taste

Dry Leaf Aroma: Bright, sweet-fruity, with dominant citron note (香橼香). In finest examples — additional "pear" tone (雪梨香). In roasted versions — undertone of baked rice and caramel.
Liquor Aroma: Deep, multi-layered. First infusions — citron freshness; later — warm fruity-honey tones. Top grades demonstrate pure "佛手韵."
Spent Leaves: Large, thick, soft leaves of yellow-green color with distinct red edge, significantly larger than other oolong cultivars.
Taste: Full-bodied, oily, with pronounced sweetness and prolonged returning sweetness (回甘). Notes: citron, ripe pear, honey, caramel (in roasted versions). Body — thick, "heavier&...
Organoleptic Profile Notes: Tight, heavy granules or short "cords" resembling dried oysters (海蛎干状). Color — dark olive with sandy-green sheen and gloss. Noticeably larger than Tieguanyin.Golden-y...
Sensory O Intensity: 4.000000

Details

Oxidation: 20.000000 - 60.000000
Oxidation Maximum: 60.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 60
Cultivar: Fóshǒu (佛手) — large-leaf bush-type *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*. One of the most ancient oolong varieties. Leaves — extraordinarily large, oval, palm-sized, with thi...
Phase: Early
Early Months: 4,9

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