hand picked
Individually and deliberately selected
Hand picked (also handpicked or hand-picked) literally means selected by hand rather than by machine, as with fruit harvested individually from trees.
The figurative sense dominates: chosen with special care for a particular purpose.
A CEO hand picks her successor; a coach hand picks his starting lineup.
The implication is deliberate, personal selection rather than random assignment or bureaucratic process: The president's hand-picked team of advisors.
- selectiveChoosing with care
- chosenSelected from alternatives
- siftedPassed through a strainer
- foragedSought wild food
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
gleaned · artisanal · filtered · harvested · sorted · bespoke · orchard · intentional · deliberate · vineyard · preferred · single-origin · careful · screened · exceptional · one of a kind · handcrafted · craft beer
- fair tradefair trade, certified, ethical sourcing, direct trade, fair wages
- Kona coffeeKona, Kona coffee, volcanic soil