老枞水仙茶树，一般达到70--80年以上，制作出来的成品茶枞味非常明显，茶汤厚实。老枞水仙味是特有的一种类似青苔的韵味，其特征较为明显。树龄较短的属于新枞水仙茶叶（通常把三十年以下的水仙茶树称新枞水仙）。“枞味”表现为树龄越老的水仙茶树，制作出来的成品茶老枞特征越为明显。老枞水仙茶叶的品质综合描述为： “厚，滑，甘，醇”。具体表现为成品茶冲泡后，浓稠，醇滑，回甘，喉韵明显, 回味持久.

Being one of the main varities of Wuyi Mountain rock teas, narcissus tea(Old fir Narcissus) belongs to asexual propagation, large-leaved, and late-matured tea series. Its leaf, which is fat and thick, is one time larger than that of others. Narcissus tea has the following characteristics: fat and strong leaves with black green and a little gemstone color, sharp and lasting orchid-like fragrance, pure, mellow, sweet and brisk taste, heavy deep orange yellow tea soap, brilliant and soft leaves with green inside and red around. The tea can be made many times for the same pot.narcissus old fir tree is a small big-leaf type, the so-called old fir, old tea plant is long, at least over 20 years, and some even more than a hundred years. appearance of a stout cable, with oily skin green frogs. article cable bear a heavy guitar, distorted-leaf, green color lubricants reef. aroma of rich, you have a very very soft-orchids, while others are brought frankincense incense and narcissus. flavors to mellow gan, tangse clear orange, thick soft yedi huang liang, leaf green or red cinnabar red edge, not only the “three-seven green.”

老枞水仙(Old fir Narcissus)一般是指五六十年以上树龄的水仙茶树，在武夷岩茶岩骨花香的基础上突出兰花香和枞味，抓老枞的枞味，主要有三味：木质味、青苔味、糙米味。老枞水仙属武夷岩茶制作的工艺与岩茶制作工艺大致相同，老枞水仙属于中轻焙火味醇清香。

醇不过水仙,香不过肉桂,武夷岩茶老枞水仙以吴三地老枞水仙最有名,武夷山市洋庄乡浆溪村吴三地自然村的百年老枞在久负盛名，栽种着3000多株树径20厘米以上，树冠3米多高的百年老枞水仙,叶片大而肥厚，叶面油亮青绿，由于其特有的棕香味和青苔味，很受追捧.

武夷岩茶水仙(Wuyi Narcissus tea)系半乔木状，树势高大，自然生长树幅高5米左右，枝干直立，主干粗大，叶色浓绿富有光泽，叶面平滑富草质，叶肉特厚。制成的成品茶外形壮实匀整，叶端扭曲，色泽油润沙绿，呈“蜻蜓头、青蛙腿”状，武夷水仙茶香气浓郁芳芬，颇似兰花香，滋味醇厚回甘，叶底厚软黄亮，叶缘朱砂红边，即“三红七青”，足火水仙，水顺滑，较稠厚，喝去炭火香中带清凉感，回甘快。老枞水仙树龄长久，足火加工，韵味幽长，兰香明显，耐冲泡，汤色橙黄。有独特的老枞味.

闽北水仙茶原产于百余年前闽北之建阳县水吉乡大湖村一带. 水仙茶是中国茶叶优良品种之一,早在一千年前，建阳、建瓯一带就有这种茶树,但人工栽培却是距今三百多年前的清康熙年间（1662-1722）的事。清咸丰年间（1857年），永春仙溪乡人郑世报父子从闽北引种水仙茶与仙溪鼎仙岩，其后在永春及闽南地区传播种植永春水仙融合闽北和闽南乌龙茶制作工艺的优点，使茶叶更耐泡、香气更显、滋味更醇、汤色更亮,形成风味独特的“闽南水仙”，永春成为“闽南水仙”的发源地.