Buttermilk Oolong(2025 Pick In Stock)

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Buttermilk Oolong

**The 2025 Winter was a cold one and perfect growing conditions for this area. The 2025 Buttermilk is great!

Taiwanese Milk Oolong doesn't 'taste' like milk. It 'feels' like milk. A thick, sweet and full mouthfeel is the name of the game for masterfully produced milk oolongs and this one has it in spades. Oxidized a little more than high elevation oolongs, this tea also has a subtle and rich fruit aftertaste lacking in many higher elevation oolongs.

This great tasting tea is one of the best value teas on the site right now for one main reason. The Ilan area is not 'famous' so the 'terroir premium' is at a minimum. We know for a fact that many resellers buy tea in this area and sell it at a premium in 'Alishan' or 'Shanlinxi' labelled bags. Cheating is not our style, so we are happy to be able to offer this tea at its authentic, great value price!

Elevation: 300m

Status: Tested Agrochemical Free

Season: April 18th, 2025

Cultivar: Jinxuan (Milk) Oolong

Method: Machine picked, processed on site, small batch

Oxidization: 35%,

Region: Ilan County

Recommend Brewing Style:

Gong Fu Style: 3-5g per 100ml, ~100C water, 30, 45, 60 then add 5-10 seconds steeps in gaiwan. Lasts 4-5 steeps.

Western Style: 3g per 100ml, ~100c water for 1.5 minutes. Lasts 2-3 steeps

Brewing Difficulty - Easy : Works well with all methods (More Details Here)

Not For Me

After 100g of this tea I unfortunately can't come around to it. It's finicky to brew. I've tried different water chemistry, temps, times and vessels. I found it to be hard to brew without getting an astringent vegetal bomb. Very soft nearly RO water, low temp and fast brews kept it drinkable. I know there are people who enjoy this in tea, I suppose this tea may be exemplary to them.

Does what it needs to do

Very impressed with this tea. I ended up doing 25 second steps after my 4 steep. Really tuned in the yummyness. Was very sweet, creamy then went to vegetal towards 3 steep. Keeping it at 25 seconds and 205 f kept it alive for 6 more steeps!

Good taste, Bad wet leaf aroma

The tea taste fine and very smooth and very delicious! it’s just the wet leaf aroma that kills the vibe, it’s not pleasant

A must try

This Taiwanese buttermilk oolong has a great first impression, and even better lasting one. Great smell, flavor, consistency. 100% recommend to anyone looking for a good daily drinker.

Daily Staple

Love this oolong. It´s light, not overpowering "creamy/milky" but smooth and pleasant. Excellent for a daily tea session or just as an "drink along" tea. I can re-steep it many times and the taste changes sublty. Definitely recommended

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