Packaging Information:
Packed in 50g units / 5g SAMPLE also available
Milk Oolong captures an exquisite soft aroma of caramel, delicate sweet flavour and all the best characteristics of Oolong Tea. Milk Oolong creates a wonderful, long lasting, sweet sensation.
The name of Milk Oolong comes from the delicate milk scent of the tea which is naturally brought on by a sudden change of weather during the harvest. In spite of its name, this tea contains no milk, dairy flavouring or additives. You won't believe that this smell is all-natural! How could nature create such wonders?
Oolong teas are somewhere between green and black teas, oxidation-wise. What makes Milk Oolong so special is that its oxidization is only 10-15%, which makes it taste more like green tea. Milk Oolong is is produced in relatively small quantities (80,000 kg) from March to December.
Taste & Aroma:
You will truly enjoy this beautiful, sweet oolong tea with rich and creamy caramel fragrance. The flavour mirrors the aroma with its extremely smooth character. For those who like caramel teas, that are mostly artificially flavoured, this is an amazing all-natural replacement.
Appearance:
Big leaves are tightly and evenly rolled into fisted shape. Dark green colour with some lighter-green tint. Liquor is sparkling and yellow-green.
Origin: Taiwan
Harvest Period: Spring 2009
Legend:
Because Milk Oolong is so unique, many stories have evolved to explain its unusual flavour. The unique is the result of a sudden, rare change in temperature occuring during harvest period. One of the many legends of milk oolong explains that the first time this shift occurred was ages ago when the moon fell in love with a comet passing through the night sky. The comet passed by, burned out and vanished. The moon, in her sorrow caused a great wind to blow through the hills and valleys bringing about a sudden drop in temperature. The next morning, local tea pluckers went out to collect their fresh leaves. To their surprise, during processing, the tea developed an amazing milky character, which was attributed to the motherly character of the old moon.
