Taiwan 'Jin Xuan' Milk Oolong Tea

Very strong milk aroma and I think therefore it’s missing the complexity. A bit overwhelming for my taste but good to drink on a cold day.

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Finishing off the last of my leaf as a nice big hot mug;

I’m pairing it with some lime infused chocolate because I thought that the sweet, tangy lime with compliment the creamy, buttery and almost coconut like notes of the oolong. You put, putting the lime in the coconut so to speak? The chocolate’s tasty and the tea is definitely tasty but the pairing? Not my brightest idea. The chocolate is too strong compared to the tea and eating/drinking them together is just resulting in the beautiful notes of the tea being totally overpowered/drowned out.

Eventually I just had to stop eating them together, finish the tea and then go back to the chocolate. It just sucks that it took half the mug to finally figure that out.

In terms of taste, I’m not really saying more than what has already been written. Here’s what I can add: this tea has a butterscotch thing going on along with the massive amounts of lilac florals. Maybe plumeria, but that’s my longing talking. It is sweet and buttery, but not as vegetal as other flavored milk oolongs. Maybe cooked spinach comes close, but that’s it. The sweetness and the florals dominate.

The balance between the flavoring and the natural floral qualities this tea has impresses me. What impresses me even more is the considerable complexity it has western. You maybe could brew this gong fu for a flower power sweet buttery oolong, but it might be too light for some. Either way, I wish I had more of it myself especially considering the price.

It actually stacks up against one of my favorite teas which is impressive. It’s not AS thick and sweet like toffee, but the smooth, thick, yet silky body is very welcoming. I would recommend this to someone just getting into tea for sure, and as something to try among more experienced addicts-I mean- drinkers as a decent flavored tea. The very natural florals and tropical coconut milk sweetness would be the appeal- the lightness and high leaf load for gong fu may be a deterrent. I could be wrong. I could also try it myself, but I do not want to squander it.

Not a huge fan of flavored teas but I’m finding this tea be an exception as I really enjoyed this one. Was drinking this one with friends and we passed around the pot after rinsing it to experience the aroma which lead to quite a few audible sounds of appreciation. So we definitely knew we were in for a treat and it held up to our expectations.

Was surprised how many steeps I could get out of this as in my experience I can’ only get 2-3 good steeps from most other flavored teas. I’d say I got 4 solid steeps along with a couple of lighter but enjoyable steeps following. Definitely a tea I’d like to have around even more when considering the price.

Surprising oolong. My first time trying a jin xuan tea, and I definitely plan to drink it again.