“I got this in a reddit swap – can’t remember who I swapped with really…oops! An interesting black tea, different from any others I’ve had. In my mind, I described it as if a black tea and a...” Read full tasting note
“This is the first tea I’m trying from Taiwan Sourcing’s ‘Summer 2015 Black and Oolong’ sampler pack. I’ve been steeping it in different ways over the last couple of days, and I’ve found my perfect...” Read full tasting note
Jin Xuan was originally developed as a specimen for making black (red) tea due to its unique character in taste. In more recent years, most Jin Xuan we encountered were made into “Jade Oolong” to celebrate its milky scent, even though it was developed for crafting small-leaf varietal black tea.
This easily enjoyable Jin Xuan black is the result of that original intention. It is no longer “milky” due to the heavy oxidation required of black tea, but instead was replaced by the scent of lemon and a classical small-leaf varietal taste. A perfect Jin Xuan cannot be more classical than this one.
Harvest: Summer 2015 / 夏 2015
Varietal: Jin Xuan / 金萱
Elevation: 1000 M
Region: Alishan / 阿里山
Oxidation Level: 85%
Roast Level: 0
Aging Potential: Medium
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