Milk Oolong

Description

Tea: Milk Oolong

Grower: Mountain Tea

Tea Maker: Chen Chi Xing

Origin: Nantou, Taiwan

Elevation: 1,200m (3,900ft)

Cultivation: Conventional

Harvest Date: May 2014

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Milk Oolong is a green oolong from Nantou County, Taiwan. The Jin Xuan cultivar, meaning "Golden Lily", was developed in Taiwan in the 1980s to make a soft and creamy tea. Different cultivars have their own unique qualities.

Scented with natural milk flavor, the tea has a fresh, sweet, creamy flavor and a smooth, full texture. It has the beautiful flowery fragrance that is typical of Taiwanese oolong. The aroma and aftertaste are long-lasting, and there is a soothing cool sensation in the throat.

It is a popular tea for dessert lovers and the tea-drinking sweet tooth! It is also a perfect gift for the novice tea drinker, or to help replace a milk and sugar tea habit.

How To Brew

Use 3-5 grams (around 1.5 teaspoons) of dry leaf for 8 oz/240mL of water.

Use filtered or spring water, and boil the water. Steep the leaves at 185F/85C - if you don't have a thermometer, you can let the water rest for 5 minutes before steeping.

Steep for 2 minutes. Leaves can be infused at least 3 times.

While these instructions are good to start with, we encourage you to experiment with the tea and develop your own brewing methods. Brew the tea as you like it!

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