Fo Shou Buddhas Hand 19995F99 Harvest: April 1999
Origin: Taiwan / Xinbei / Shiding
Height: 400 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Fo Shou
A Foshou (Buddhas Hand) tea of very good quality, produced as a ball-shaped Oolong tea, roasted and stocked, made from from the harvest of 1999. Stored in Taiwan until 2015.
Category:
Kugelblatt-Oolong (Quan Qiu Xing) Ball-leafed or ball-shaped Oolong, Chinese Quan Qiu Xing (complete ball form), is a technique of forming teas, mainly used for green Oolong teas. This technique has been perfected in Taiwan during the 1990's. Classic Oolongs are still processed in the open, wiry leaf form, older ball-shaped Oolong teas have a much less perfect ball-shape and are rather lumpy. After the oxidation the leaves, often with their stems, are alternately fired in hot turning drums and formed in bags placed on rolling machines. Ball-shaped Oolong are light to the palate, soft and rich in balanced flowery and spicy aromas that can be highlighted beautifully through roasting.
Storage:
This tea was produced in a relatively green manner, but sufficienty oxidised and then roasted. It was aged for years, which initiated a spontaneous fermentation. This tea can further be aged.
