Milk Oolong ?

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i picked up this tea last week, the clerk said it was made with milk, hence the name. the site does not state it is made with milk,

it does have a creamy mouth feel. it seems like it may be scented, as there is a distinct smell and taste. reminded me of lightly jasmine maybe. the liquid is a warm, dark yellow, and i get many steepings. a very interestin tea indeed. nice find. i find the price varies widely for milk oolong.

anyone else have exposure to, or fav milk oolons ?

al

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sjones12
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Milk Oolong is a tea that's not scented, but the flavor is said to come from dramatic weather conditions. Theer are a good many posts in the archive that can fill you in on the "what's what" of "milk oolong". Red Blossom in San Francisco carries a lovely choice from Taiwan. Shen

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Shen

The Taiwan Tea Research Institue created the cultivar JinXuan with milk fragrance nia xiang in the mid 80s. I was never aware the mainland was using this cultivar but Fujian and Wuyi mountains are just across the straits.

PS Peter at Red Blossom sells Taiwan milk tea as silk tea which is a tradename.

Shen wrote:

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Space Cowboy

"A milk infused oolong from Fujian, China. Each leaf cluster opens when steeped, releasing a liquor that is unexpectedly light and smooth for its richness. Rich creaminess reminiscent of buttered popcorn and caramel"

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by milk infused, do they mean prepared with milk? the clerk said it was steamed in milk or something, leaving the creaminess. i thought he may be wrong from their website at teahaus. it is a nice tea i find i had two infusions from 2g last night, today at work another 2 infusions with same leaves. the taste, colour and smell really stays present after 4 steepings so far. the leaves do not look oxidized, like a dark oolong. the liquid is a nice yellow. i am gald i got the digi scales, cause the 2 g in the ceramic infuser looked like nothing by volume, covered barely half the bottom of infuser. by the 2nd steeping the leaf volume filled the infuser of about 4-5 ounces volume.

i got into tea this year and i have 35 teas at home, trying them all. this tea is a winner for me, like a stronger yunnan needles white tea, more green, but still delicate in flavour.

i can't get over the aroma, if as you say it is natural, then this shows how tea making is such an art form. to be able to have such a wide variety of pleasures from a leaf, smell, visual, taste, mouth feel, speaks of the artristry and history involved.

even with the price, given 5 steepings at least, it is still 10cents a cup or less.

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sjones12

Right, but make that *nai* xiang.

It's grown in Thailand, too.

/Lew

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Lewis Perin

What next, sencha from Brazil.

Jim

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Space Cowboy

found this re-milk oolong

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towerofdabble wrote: OK, I asked Daniel at TeaSpring about their Nai Xiang "milk oolong" and here is his reply:Quote: Yes, the flavor (flavoring) is added after the tea is processed. It is not natural. His tea looks very much like what I have, and I think confirms my suspicion that this taste/aroma is not naturally occurring. " unquote =======i am now utterly disappointed. it seems my new tea find , may be a flavored tea. it has staying power, keeping the smell, taste and aroma to at last 6 steepings. it does not seem to be chemical flavoring, is it a natural scent , like jasmine tea ?

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sjones12

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