I’ve read a lot on Milk Oolong, this type of Oolong naturally imparts a creamy, milk-like aftertaste. While many fakes have appeared on the market – having been steamed over milk, Nav from thepuriTea personally travels to the country of origin to seek out the teas to be sold — which means that the milk oolong they sell – is authentic.
It looks like Oolong, it smells a bit sweeter than your TGY, and it brews up identical. I was very very skeptical about this tea. I was first concerned about its authenticity, then I wondered how it was possible that a clear liquid could impart a creamy mouth-feel. Well — this tea did just that. I brewed this Gongfu Style, 30 second increments. The milk-like texture of this tea remained strong until about the 6th steeping.
I had several friends try it just to be sure my mind wasn’t playing tricks on me, but its true – this tea definitely will throw you off track if you are used to drinking Oolong. There isn’t much information regarding the location this tea is grown, or why it tastes like milk, but as this tea grows in popularity, more information is sure to come out.
Here is the description from thepuritea.com: A one of a kind tea, let alone Oolong. That’s how we sum up our Milk Oolong. The aroma is mind boggling, the taste unexpectedly amazing and you’ll be asking yourself “How is this tea?”. This very special Taiwanese Oolong is produced from tea leaves picked at a certain temperature, altitude, soil conditions and time which creates it’s uniquely milky and silky texture. The light yellow liquid creates a sweet smooth milk aroma and will leave a taste in your mouth that makes you yearning for more.
Is it a high mountain oolong? They tend to have a certain silkiness, but I wouldn’t describe the mouth-feel as creamy. I’ll have to get some of this stuff to check it out.
it sounds like something I’d like to do a taste test with my friends and throw up the video..just to hear their reactions to it!
This sounds great. I must try it soon. Thanks!