Thailand 'Jin Xuan' Sticky Rice Oolong Tea

I recently made an order from What-Cha to try out their rose and Earl Grey oolongs, and he threw in a sample of this tea. I was curious about it, so I am glad to be able to try it!

As soon as the water hit the leaves I smelled very distinct sticky rice aromas. The combination of the butteriness and creaminess from the Jin Xuan oolong and the rice flavors reminds me of a sticky rice made with sweetened condensed milk. Rich, tasty, with a hint of that green oolong in the background just to remind you of what you are drinking. I really like this one! May be tempted to get a quantity on a future order.

Full review still to come, but this is super buttery. It reminds me a lot of movie theatre buttered popcorn. I can definitely see where the sticky rice association comes from. This herb definitely has that sort of flavour.

One of my favorite teas so far. Reminds me of local teas I would have in Vietnam. A happy tea with a great rice flavor. Even perhaps a hint of corn. Buttery as well. A simple delight! I will have to stock up on this one.

I’m happy to report that my heavy-handed brewing didn’t ruin a subsequent attempt at an iced version of this tasty tea!

After abusing the leaves terribly I still managed to make several delicious cold infusions that tasted satisfyingly like steamed white rice. How do they get that flavor in there? I dunno. Must be magic.

noms. mmmm so good. Thanks again for sharing this one with me crowkettle. It’s a happy delicious tea :) love that sticky rice flavour…the smoothness…just yum.

I noticed today that I’m coming near to the end of my packet here. I drink this guy a lot, and want to gush about it endlessly (much to the concern and confusion of friends and fam), so I guess it was to be expected. Still disappointed that this oolong isn’t self-replenishing.

The weather here was gorgeous today, so I took this to-go with me for a long walk along the beach, and then enjoyed some extra steeps in the afternoon on the patio. Practically perfect.

There isn’t much more to add about this tea that I haven’t said elsewhere. I do love that when the oolong unfurls, the leaves are a Frankensteinian assortment of colours (dark vibrant green, pale green). It’s like they are the scraps of unwanted oolong leftovers that have been baptized and reborn in sticky rice glory. How can you not love them?

Steep Count: 3

A small fly drowned in my third cup, and it was the tea tragedy of the month.

(2016 fall harvest)