“No wash 1st steep (95C, 15s): This is really good and light, definitely get where the “milky” comes from, this is a very creamy and round tea, light sweetness at the bottom that I have trouble...” Read full tasting note
A Chinese community has been growing tea for a number of decades in the village of Mae Salong in Northern Thailand. Planted using Taiwanese tea bushes, the gardens produce remarkably good Wu Long (oolong).
Resembling the Taiwanese Jin Xuan often used to make Dong Ding with delicious milky flavours, this cultivar produces excellent results. Wonderfully rich.
Origin: Mae Salong village, Thailand
Tea colour: blue-green tea (Oolong)
Dry leaves:
Appearance: pea-sized balls
Colour: dark green
Scents: coumarin floral notes and milky on the nose with plenty of roundness
Brewed leaves:
Appearance: the tea unfurls to reveal the quality of the plucking.
Scents: bouquet of planty floral (honeysuckle) and milky vanilla notes (almond milk).
Liquor:
Flavours: sweet and acid flavours.
Aromas: typical of Taiwanese Jin Xuan teas: buttery vanilla and fresh floral notes with the occasional aniseed accent.
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