Buddha Hand (Fo Shou) Oolong / 佛手烏龍

Buddha Hand Oolong in Taiwan originated from Yong Chun, Fujian Province, is also known as “Shiang Yuan Tea”. It is one of the oldest oolong tea varieties with very limited production. It is hard to produce and the tea type is almost extinct. The leaves are large like palm and shaped like a Shiang Yuan orange. It was originally planted around temples, hence the name “Buddha Hand”.

The leaves are plump, thick, and smooth, with a soft and pliable texture. The tender bud is a bright purplish red, and the tight knotted strip is thick and strong, with a smooth green. After brewing, the strong fragrance is long and deep, refreshing the body and mind. Tea color is a bright golden yellow with a rich and mellow taste. The tempting sweetness is exquisite and divine just like the poem:

“Tea such as this can only exist in heaven, In this human realm, how many times can one encounter such delight?”

Buddha Hand tea trees are widely adaptable, with strong resistibility to adverse situations. Leaf shape is round and large like palm, leveled growth, leaf surface is crooked and uneven, leaf is plump and thick, the major vein is curved, the edge of the teeth of the leaf is few and dispersed, dent is not so evident, and color of leaf is yellow with edge slightly curved back. It blossoms very little with no fruit. There are two types of Buddha Hand: red bud and green bud. The red bud tree is more branched out with purplish red spring buds while the green bud tree is more straight with light green spring buds. The Buddha Hand Oolong available at Fang Gourmet Tea is the green bud Buddha Hand.

Characteristics of the premium select Buddha Hand Oolong tea at Fang Gourmet Tea:

Tea leaves are tightly knotted strips, thick and plump, dried and curved in shape, dark smooth green in color with strong fragrance. Taste is sweet, mellow, and rich with a long lasting aftertaste. This tea can go through many infusions. Tea color is a clear, bright, golden yellow and the bottom of the leaf is yellowish green.

We will be serving this tea at our upcoming tea tasting event in NYC from June 11th to June 13th for all tea lovers to sample.

台灣佛手品種起源於福建永春，又名香橼茶，是烏龍茶中最為古老的茶種。產量極少，製造不易，幾近絕品的茶種。其葉大如掌、形似香橼柑，始種於佛寺，故稱佛手。

其葉肉肥厚豐潤，質地柔軟綿韌，嫩芽紫紅亮麗，條索緊結，粗壯肥重，色澤沙綠油潤，沖泡時，香氣馥郁幽長、沁人肺腑，其湯色金黃透亮，滋味醇厚，生津甘爽，可謂"此茶只應天上有，人間哪得幾回嘗"。

佛手茶樹適應性廣，抗逆性較強。圓形，大的如掌，多水平著生，葉面扭曲不平，葉肉肥厚，主脈彎曲，葉緣鋸齒稀疏，缺刻較不明顯，葉色黃，緣略向背，開花少，不結實。佛手品種又分紅芽佛手與綠芽佛手。紅芽佛手樹姿較披張；春芽紫紅色；綠芽佛手樹姿稍直立；春芽淡綠色。芳茗軒佛手烏龍為綠芽佛手。

產品特色

芳茗軒的極品佛手茶的特徵：條索緊結，肥壯，捲曲呈干狀，色澤綠烏潤，香氣濃郁，味甘醇厚後韻綿長，耐沖泡，湯色金黃秀澈明亮，葉底黃綠帶活性。