I’ve eyed this one for a while, and decided to gert 30 grams of this. I contemplated getting 60, but it would have been 14 bucks more, and I’m trying to be more frugal right now….meaning I’ve already spent more money on other stuff. Instagram got the better of me, and I bought a Matcha preworkout that’s extremely tasty along with a variety pack from a Canadian company called Gogonuts with boba milk tea flavored whey protein packs that are insanely good. Many of the bases of the powder have tea in them.
Back to this one! It’s exactly as Shiuwen described, and super easy going and forgiving Jin Xuan with the best combo of florals and mouthfeel. There’s a light roast to this one that you can’t really taste, but it gives off a very nutty and cookie like aroma in the dryleaf. Tasting it, it’s vaguely nutty like a macadamia and high in the buttered milk notes. The honey is there more like honeysuckle, and the teas florals lean more in a purple direction of the flower category, bordering between plumeria and hyacinth in hints, and violet later on.
I’ve only had it western in a mug and in longer steeps gong fu with my Manual Tea Brewer (Spirit Branded Gaiwan) 20 sec rinse, 35 sec, 45 sec, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, then essentially grandpa. I got more nutty tones western style after about 3 minutes and 15 seconds. Gong fu, there were more floral qualities and more viscousity.
I felt like it stood up even to my flavored oolongs, and a lot the Jin Xuans I’ve had lately are up to par with some of the higher mountain stuff. This teas only down side is the lack of longevity for 3-4 grams. I went lighter so I can share more with Leafhopper, though I have a strong feeling that this would do really well in the 7 gram serving territory gong fu. I preferred Western ever so slightly because I got more nutty and savory qualities with the sweeter florals that way. I’d definitely recommend this one in a green oolong rotation for sure, and what’s unique about it is how balanced in smooth it is. This is the oolong that you’d expect to taste through the way companies try to sell Milk Oolong in the first place, and like Shiuwen, it’s got all the qualities I look for in my oolongs too. Easily a tea I’d place between a 85-92% rating.
Flavors: Floral, Green, Honeysuckle, Lilac, Macadamia, Milk, Milky, Nutty, Smooth, Violet, Viscous
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Sounds like you made the right decision getting this one!
Yeah, it definitely felt like it. It’s not the most complex tea in the world nor the longest lasting, but it’s one of the more easygoing and less vegetal Jin Xuans I’ve had. There’s some watercress qualities and a little bit of the umami you get from matcha, yet it’s more like the matcha you get in a white chocolate bar. It’s more butter and honey forward, and very light.
Sounds lovely. I just listened to their podcast for the first time and really enjoyed Shiuwen’s energy.
Sounds like you made the right decision getting this one!
Yeah, it definitely felt like it. It’s not the most complex tea in the world nor the longest lasting, but it’s one of the more easygoing and less vegetal Jin Xuans I’ve had. There’s some watercress qualities and a little bit of the umami you get from matcha, yet it’s more like the matcha you get in a white chocolate bar. It’s more butter and honey forward, and very light.
Sounds lovely. I just listened to their podcast for the first time and really enjoyed Shiuwen’s energy.