Milk oolong
I’ve been doing a tiny bit of research on milk oolong. I love the taste but I wondered if it really had milk. Its something I look out for more now since my husband is allergic and most likely so will my daughter. Does any one know which companies use milk flavor and which ones use the actual oolong that doesn’t need flavoring?
From what i have seen, most of the larger companies will offer both, and will clearly state if an oolong has flavoring or not. Its the smaller, lesser known companies that i would look out for, sometimes retailers wont even care enough to properly learn what it is they are selling. But like i said, most of the larger online retailers will care about the quality of their teas and will KNOW and list flavored/non-flavored. Im not sure just what it is that they add to make the tea flavored, but i DO know that if the tea tastes quite sweet/candy like, then it is MOST LIKELY flavored. The unflavored type is USUALLY lighter in the flavor profile, more like a straight tea.
Do you happen to know whether Davids milk oolong is flavored or not? I couldn’t find on their website…
sorry im not sure. the best thing to do is to contact the vendor directly. im still kinda new myself to teas, and since im on a tight budget i have not been able to buy around as much as i like. but dont be afraid to use the contact us button on a site. from what i have seen vendors are happy to answer questions about their product, since it helps assure customers and increase sales. and i think davids is a fairly well known vendor, so it should be safe to rely on what you hear from them, AFAIK.
I would try contacting Mandala Tea about their Milk Oolong. I’m pretty sure it doesn’t contain milk, but if you called them they would tell you. Garret or Jamie would know about their Milk Oolong. I do know it’s very good.
Real milk oolong uses the Jin Xuan/Tai Cha cultivar. It’s a type of Taiwanese Oolong that is usually very very lightly roasted to preserve the ‘milky’ quality. So as long as you see Jin Xuan in the name, it is not true milk oolong and almost definitely has additives of some kind.
I guess you mean as long as you see Jinxuan it is true milk oolong? But just the name I don’t think will guarantee a true unflavored milk oolong. It is better to go with a vendor who is reliable.
On the other hand, to address Skysamurai’s concern, a flavored milk oolong I don’t think necessarily uses milk as the flavoring. It is generally a synthethic food grade compound.
I’m pretty sure the “milk flavour” doesn’t actually contain any dairy whatsoever, so it should still be ok for people with milk allergies.
good news!!! Davids tea finally replied to me and they said they do not flavor with real milk.
No but they do have flavorings. It used to be very delicious before they changed their product to add flavorings. Now it is artificial tastings. Go with Mandala.
Yes, that’s similar to Lindsay’s point above. It has flavouring, and even if it is natural, that doesn’t mean it is made of milk. Which is a plus for you! But most people don’t realize that natural flavouring doesn’t mean natural flavour of the object itself. Slug slime is a natural flavouring. :D
I have enjoyed the Milky Oolong from Palais des Thes; it has a nice buttery flavor but not sure about the artificial part; it comes from Thailand. Just ordered some from Mandala on advice of the ratings!
Can anyone suggest any flavored (not in terms of artificial or not but actual flavors) like raspberry milk oolong or something like that. All I have found are a few places that make coconut milk oolongs but haven’t seen many other flavors:(
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