Let me just first say that this is a tea unlike any other I’ve ever tried, and I have QuiltGuppy to thank! I’ve always been a bit curious about milk oolongs, but I’ve never tried one before. The smell of the dried leaves when I opened the package was amazing… definitely milky (sweet, like a condensed milk), but also with a floral fruitiness.
After a light brew, the liquor is only a pale yellow, but the aroma is full bodied and strong. Here the notes are primarily floral, vegetal, a bit ‘bready’. The milk aroma is still there but a bit muted. I never expected to be this blown away by this tea, but it’s true! It’s so delicious. Sweet, creamy, buttery peaches, like the most delicous fresh peach cobbler with cream. That’s what this tea is recalling. I don’t even love peach cobbler all that much, but I would love one that tasted like this. All the elements are there: fresh, floral peach, right off the tree, both very sweet and slightly tart; buttery crust, and breadiness from the oolong; bubbling caramelized sugar; smooth, rich, sweet cream. Definitely a major yum.
Thank you so much QuiltGuppy for sending me this sample! I have a whole new kind of tea to explore and love!
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The thing about milk oolongs, if they actually taste like milk… usually it’s not legit naturally from the plant. Most of the “milk” oolongs are actually flavored afterwards unlike the real thing that should be creamy and hinting towards the milky taste but not actually get there. When you mention that it tastes like condensed milk, it sounds like a red flag to me! None the less, a lot of people actually prefer the flavored ones so as long as you like it :)
Well, I said the dry leaf smelled like condensed milk, but I didn’t say the brewed tea tasted like it! I did get a sweet, creamy flavor, but not a true milk flavor at all. I can’t speak to this particular Milk Oolong’s provinence myself, but I would guess it’s genuine.
I’m so happy you loved it, too! ♥ I’ve checked with ATR because I wanted to make sure it was okay to send to a vegan friend and they confirmed that this is not one of the flavored milk oolongs, but that it’s the tea by itself. If you use this tea throughout multiple infusions, you’ll find that that milkiness doesn’t wash away after the first infusion. It’s one of my absolute favorite teas.
Oh yeah, I steeped it many times this afternoon, and all of them were delicious! You can really tell it’s a very high quality tea.
There is nothing added to this tea. The flavor is amazing and has a long lasting appeal, something you could never get artificially.
The thing about milk oolongs, if they actually taste like milk… usually it’s not legit naturally from the plant. Most of the “milk” oolongs are actually flavored afterwards unlike the real thing that should be creamy and hinting towards the milky taste but not actually get there. When you mention that it tastes like condensed milk, it sounds like a red flag to me! None the less, a lot of people actually prefer the flavored ones so as long as you like it :)
Well, I said the dry leaf smelled like condensed milk, but I didn’t say the brewed tea tasted like it! I did get a sweet, creamy flavor, but not a true milk flavor at all. I can’t speak to this particular Milk Oolong’s provinence myself, but I would guess it’s genuine.
I’m so happy you loved it, too! ♥ I’ve checked with ATR because I wanted to make sure it was okay to send to a vegan friend and they confirmed that this is not one of the flavored milk oolongs, but that it’s the tea by itself. If you use this tea throughout multiple infusions, you’ll find that that milkiness doesn’t wash away after the first infusion. It’s one of my absolute favorite teas.
Oh yeah, I steeped it many times this afternoon, and all of them were delicious! You can really tell it’s a very high quality tea.
There is nothing added to this tea. The flavor is amazing and has a long lasting appeal, something you could never get artificially.