Fushoushan Tea is very highly regarded in Taiwan as it is one of the only controlled Trade Mark in the world of Taiwan Tea. The term refers to a government owned farm that used to be part of Chang Kai Shek’s Summer Domain at the top of the Lishan Range (over 2300 m). Back in the 1970’s, tea plantations were introduced on the farm and then proliferated to the other lower regions of the range. Today, tea that is produced at the farm is sold in sealed and numbered tins and fetch a very high price on the market. Our Fushoushan Oolong comes from a garden alongside the government farm and bears the characteristic clean, fresh, exuberantly floral aroma of Lishan teas. With a rich, full body that is very heady and persistent in the mouth and throat, this tea ramps-up to a generous and smooth crescendo of sweet Osmanthus and melon-like texture. And what generosity! Fushoushan Oolong is quite rightly known for its stamina in giving pot after pot of satisfying infusion from the same leaves. A delight that must be experienced at least once in a lifetime. This Spring 2023 selection is from the highest section of the garden picked on the second day of production, just before the plum rains settled in the mountains. Despite the prevailing dry weather that affected all of Taiwan this spring season, the higher elevation micro-climate of the Lishan Range provided sufficient rain to produce a lower yielding yet quality crop. The Winter 2023 Lot 1275 is from the same section that was picked at the end of October. Like all of the Lishan range offerings, this is a superior tea and certainly one that should be considered if you wish to experience this reputed section of the Lishan terroir. Don’t delay in ordering your requirements as we anticipate selling out very quickly this year!