Taiwan Jin Xuan Milk Oolong Tea

Water: 8oz boiling water

Leaves: small circled to huge full tea leaves

Steep: 2m

Aroma: light (different from previous oolong i had)

Color: yellow green

Taste: I had rinsed this tea first i think that is what washed all of my initial flavor away thus making this tea quite dull.I’m going to have to brew it again to see if i get a better taste. Oolings are fun to watch due to their huge leaves.

One of my samples from Teavivre. Thank you!! What a generous company.

This is my first Milk Oolong and what a treat. Dry, this tea looks like little rolled leaves, quite darn in color. However, once brewed, these leaves open up. You can appreciate the whole leaf and see how it was picked. The liquor is pale greenish-yellow. The taste is velvety, sweet, faintly vegetal/mineral. I can taste traces of honey. All and all a wonderful cup.

Now this one I like. Never really tried real milky oolongs before, but now I can see why it’s called that. The background is kinda similar.

On a side note, you can try to imagine what’s “local” milky oolong like given how sellers try to buy cheap and be literal with flavoring … XD

When I opened its bag, the tea did not smell as flowery or fragrant as other green Oolongs that I have tried. A plus for me, actually, as green oolongs can be a bit rough for me with its overwhelming flowery-ness.

Looks: Medium sized, full very green. Quite beautiful and typical of a green oolong in terms of looks. The leaves oxidized to a brown once I left it sitting for a bit.

Fragrance & Taste: I did not find this that fragrant sitting in the cup. However, the taste is full in my mouth, so it’s probably my allergies affecting my ability to smell external aromas. The tea starts out quite floral, then eases into a smooth creaminess that fills the whole mouth. I’ve never had a milk Oolong before, and it surprised me that the liquid texture is also creamy, because the colour is totally golden and clear! There is also a lot of sweetness, and an almost nutty flavour detectable when the tea cools to room temp. Overall a very comforting drink.

Brewing note: I steeped it a little low, as the hot water dispenser at work can hardly reach 200F, but that didn’t seem to affect the tea flavours at all. Also, due to interruptions of a coworker, I accidentally overbrewed on the second steep, but did not experience any astringency or bitterness. The creaminess is greater on the second steep than the first. I suspect it can go for at least one more without losing flavours.

Disclaimer: I got this Oolong as a free sample from TeaVivre.

The leaves for this smell great first of all! Pretty grassy, yet roasted too, a bit more than a TGY in my opinion. However, although I do like some qualities of this tea it’s not my favorite. The roastedness is a bit overpowering for me sometimes. The first steep is nice and grassy, with a little bit of a sweet aftertaste, although not as much as a TGY. By the third steep it reminds me a lot of a Green Tea Frappuchino from Starbucks. It’s sweet, mellow, and has the sweet milk taste that I was looking for! I like this one, but not as much as a TGY. Thanks Angel!

First, THANK YOU to Teavivre for the sample!

I like this very much. I think the ‘milk’ part is more in the mouthfeel and maybe a little in the aroma. The flavor is vegetal, floral, and even a little fruity. The flavors of a good, typical oolong! It changes as it cools, which is one of my favorite things about tea. It tastes so different just a couple minutes later!

Back to the mouthfeel..it absolutely coats your mouth, especially when it’s cooling. The floral notes linger; it’s sweet. That heavy mouthfeel Is just so, so wonderful. Drinking bagged tea I had no idea tea could taste like this!

Dry Leaf: Has a vegetal smell with a milky or creamy component in the background.
Wet Leaf: Gave off more of a light vegetal smell.
Liquor: Stayed consistent with a yellowish color it was bright with good clarity.
Taste: This tea had a vegetal taste while extremely hot but, as the tea cooled there was a floral note that came to the top with a slight milky or creaminess in the background. This taste was fluent with the several steepings I did.
My Score/ Over All Opinion: 89, I did enjoy this tea but, in my humble opinion I would like to see that creaminess/ milkiness be amped up naturally of course and not chemically. But, I can say this tea had a natural taste to it which is a good thing. I also want to add that above description says production may 2011 and my review is on the June 2011 production which may cause slight differences in reviews.

Holy smooth oolong, batman! It tastes like an oolong should, and it’s almost… dare I say, buttery? A great option when I’m not feeling the flavored teas.

The dry tea has hardly any smell. I think I am detected a smell similar to dried milk protein. While steep the tea leaves unfurl beautifully.

The brewed tea is a bright yellow colour. Has a slight vegetal green tea smell. There seems to also be a flowery or jasmine smell to the tea.

The tea tastes vegetal, creamy, milky, there is a sweet and very slight, almost spicey taste to it. Very minimal aftertaste, mouth-drying, but not astringent.

I only used 1 tsp for 8 oz (instead of recommended 3-4tsp) and I think that was strong enough for my liking.

Definitely enjoy milk oolongs.

THe cool thing about this oolong is the sweetness stays even with multiple steepings.

What a wonderful tea. Milky, surprisingly sweet. I was also surprised by how much the leaves expanded in my ingenuiTEA, with the leaves filling up half of it after the first steep. This is perhaps my favorite oolong that I’ve had so far.