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Please note that all seasonal iterations of this tea are now offered on a single product page. Please visit the Alishan Jin Xuan High Mountain Oolong Tea page to find this Lot 1171 and all other seasonal offerings coming from the same garden and producer.
We’ve returned to our new favorite sub-terroir of Rui Feng that has charmed us for the last 4 seasons and to the same higher-elevation garden run by a young tea maker that has spent many years learning his skill in Lishan. The bushes were lush and healthy and showed no signs of the damage done by this east springs drought. As expected, we were impressed by the luscious aroma of this tea and its well-balanced smoothness. The name Jin Xuan refers to a specific tea varietal developed by the Taiwan Research and Experiment Station (TRES) dedicated to the improvement of the tea industry of Taiwan. Jin Xuan teas are satisfying teas to drink as they offer good amplitude in texture and taste. With mild floral notes, they have the greatest potential for sweetness with hints of exotic fruit. Teas elaborated with Jin Xuan leaves has a particularly creamy texture with a distinctive milky smoothness and sweetness. Our Alishan Jin Xuan is a very good example of how this strand has contributed to the characteristic high mountain oolong taste. It has the typical green, crisp pastoral notes with hints of mountain flowers that charms the nose. The palate will immediately be pleased by the ample milky texture and taste that evokes fresh buttered green vegetables with hints of sweetness. All in all, it is a very satisfying cup that bears the characteristic generous qualities of high mountain teas at a very affordable price. Not to be missed!
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[email protected] (verified owner) –
Well, I finally opened the Alishan Jin Xuan Winter Oolong (lot 251) today, and thought I was in heaven. It is so delicious, so fresh and has such sweet and soft floral aroma which lingers in the mouth long afterwards.
Peony cup also fits perfectly in my hand and it feels just so right!
I feel so happy and lucky 🙂
Ryan (verified owner) –
A very lovely tea. Mild floral notes with more of an elegant fruit emphasis. The taste lingers after you sip. There is a perceptible thickness to this tea which enhances the experience. I also like the yellow color of the liquor. This tea is extremely smooth. Resteeps well.
Karl (verified owner) –
Got a chance to try this tea. First impressions is that it is very fruity and clean tasting. The color of the brew is pale yellow and the liquor is very clear….very high quality. This tea is very smooth and creamy and has an after taste that lingers in your mouth.
jonahknickles (verified owner) –
I tried this in several different ways. I really did. When I opened the bag it came in, it smelled nice. I thought I’d get a kinda vegetal flavor from it. I treated it the same as my other oolongs I ordered from here, but this was the only one out of 8 different types that disappointed me.
It was very very sulfurous. Each infusion ended up with a strong scent of eggs. Not rotten eggs, just eggs. If you like eggs or similarly sulfurous things, you might like this tea.
Flavor wise, It was alright. A nice buttery vegetable taste, but with a hint of eggs.
So then I tried it again, and cut the infusion time down massively. I left the water in the gaiwan a whole lot less, pretty much flash steeping it each time. It massively improved the flavor. This thing holds for quite a few times if you keep the steeps short, and doesn’t stink of eggs when you do it this way either. It just smells like vegetables and has a subtle sweetness and a kinda nice tropical fruit flavor.
I’m giving 3 stars since the inital try was so awful, but if you flash steep it its pretty good!