This scented Jin Xuan is slightly more nuanced and subdued than the other Milk Oolong I’m drinking alongside it. It distinctly and consistently smells and tastes of creamy mango pudding. Sometimes that mango morphs into peach yogurt, which is equally fun. The pink-orange stone fruits with cream vibe make for a nice springtime cup.
Oddly enough, I find this one to have a powdery texture, but that may be my relationship with those particular fruit notes.
Steep Count: 3
I had some roasted seaweed with the last cup and somehow that doubled the mango flavouring. Food pairings work in mysterious ways.
(2016 Spring Harvest)
Flavors: Cream, Floral, Mango, Peach, Umami, Vegetal, Yogurt
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Why only an 80? For me, mango pudding is definitely a win. And then morphing into peach yogurt? Could it get any better?
In a nutshell, a) the scented nature means it doesn’t resteep as well as I’d like and the flavours get static b) I don’t find myself wanting to drink it too often, c) it’s low on the reorder list, especially compared to the other amazing what-cha teas I’ve had.
But it is tasty, and I seem to like it more every time I drink it so I may tweak it. Ex- I started today preferring Teavivre’s milk oolong in a pinch, but now that I’m done I think I prefer how this one’s unique and less brutal flavouring progressed. This is my ongoing Steepster rating struggle and probably why no one should take me too seriously. XD
I remember it being on the light side Evol,especially compared to the Taiwaneese one, but I’m gonna double check.
Yeah, my note confirms it. I was debating on retrying it in my next What-Cha order, which is more than likely going to be A LOT of green oolongs with a few Darjeeling blacks.
Yes! It’s currently the lightest scented jin xuan in my cupboard, which isn’t a bad thing but I was a tad underwhelmed when I tried it for the first time. :)
Thank you both for unpacking that.
Totally feel your pain with the ongoing Steepster rating struggle, CrowKettle.
Why only an 80? For me, mango pudding is definitely a win. And then morphing into peach yogurt? Could it get any better?
In a nutshell, a) the scented nature means it doesn’t resteep as well as I’d like and the flavours get static b) I don’t find myself wanting to drink it too often, c) it’s low on the reorder list, especially compared to the other amazing what-cha teas I’ve had.
But it is tasty, and I seem to like it more every time I drink it so I may tweak it. Ex- I started today preferring Teavivre’s milk oolong in a pinch, but now that I’m done I think I prefer how this one’s unique and less brutal flavouring progressed. This is my ongoing Steepster rating struggle and probably why no one should take me too seriously. XD
I remember it being on the light side Evol,especially compared to the Taiwaneese one, but I’m gonna double check.
Yeah, my note confirms it. I was debating on retrying it in my next What-Cha order, which is more than likely going to be A LOT of green oolongs with a few Darjeeling blacks.
Yes! It’s currently the lightest scented jin xuan in my cupboard, which isn’t a bad thing but I was a tad underwhelmed when I tried it for the first time. :)
Thank you both for unpacking that.
Totally feel your pain with the ongoing Steepster rating struggle, CrowKettle.