Shuixian tea has a robust, toasty flavor similar to that of Tieguanyin, combined with a unique floral aroma as mystical as its name, which means water fairy. Its reddish liquor has a characteristic dry finish. Unlike other oolongs, leaves for Shuixian tea come from larger, more mature tea plants allowed to grow to head height or taller. By contrast, most tea bushes are kept pruned back to waist level. Shuixian will appeal to Tieguanyin drinkers, and provides an excellent counterpoint to the comparatively sweet Tieguanyin teas.