2024 Jin Xuan Oolong Tea gr. A, USDA Organic

This is a lightly roasted and lightly oxidized classical Jin Xuan Oolong tea.

The aroma is bright, with berry and milk caramel notes.

The taste is dense and oily. In the dominant are berries and flowers mixed with milk notes. The aftertaste is deep, long, covering the whole throat with classical herbaceous-oil velvet.

The cover of gaiwan smells of berry caramel and condensed milk.

"Golden Lily" or Oolong No. 12

During World War II, the Japanese occupied and colonized Taiwan. They conducted extensive field research on various Taiwanese oolong varieties. After the war, when the Japanese left, they left behind a well-developed tea research institute. After 1945, Taiwanese professor Wu continued the research and sought to develop new varieties from the 5,000 seedlings left by the Japanese.

In 1982, "TaiCha #12" was officially declared a new and unique oolong variety with a very pleasant creamy aroma. This oolong also distinguished itself with better growth rates and resistance to diseases. Its creator, Professor Wu, chose the name Jin Xuan, which translates to "Golden Daylily," in memory of his mother.

Since its introduction, Jin Xuan Oolong has gained increasing popularity among both Thai tea producers and consumers. Its growth rates can sometimes be 30%-50% higher than those of the more traditional Qing Xin Oolong (Chin-Shin) or the Taiwanese hybrid TRES #17, also known as "Soft Stem Oolong" or Luan Zhi Oolong. Its unique "creamy" notes sometimes resemble the taste of sugarcane with a soft liqueur-like aroma.

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