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Taiwan

Jīn Xuān金萱

jīn xuān

Origin
Taiwan. Main production areas — Nántóu County (南投縣, Nántóu xiàn) and ...
Tea type
Oolong Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Taiwanese Jin Xuan Oolong with natural milky aroma – delicate sweetness without flavorings.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount
7–8 g per 150–200 ml (gongfu); 3–5 g per 250–300 ml (steeping in cup); 5 g per 1,500 ml (cold brewing).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (蓋碗, gàiwǎn) — optimal choice for revealing milky and floral notes without aroma absorption by walls. Small porcelain or glass teapot is acceptable. C...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Brewing Notes
Add 5 g tea to container with 1,500 ml cold water, place in refrigerator for 4–5 hours. Liquor becomes sweet, with muted bitterness and enhanced milky note. 2–3 re-steeps are al...
Water Temperature Detail
90–95°C for hot brewing (gongfu); for cold — drinking water at room temperature or from refrigerator.
Origin
Tea Type
Oolong
Origin Country
CN
Province
Taiwan
Category
Taiwanese oolongs (台灣烏龍茶, Táiwān Wūlóng chá). When cultivated at altitudes above 1,000 m — Taiwanese high-mountain oolongs (高山烏龍茶, gāoshān wūlóng chá).
Coordinates
Alishan — approximately 23°30′ N, 120°43′ E; Zhushan — approximately 23°40′ N, 120°41′ E.
Origin
Taiwan. Main production areas — Nántóu County (南投縣, Nántóu xiàn) and Ālǐshān Township of Chiayi County (嘉義縣阿里山鄉, Jiāyì xiàn Ālǐshān xiāng). Th...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Dense semi-spherical granules (半球狀, bànqiú zhuàng), round, tight, uniformly rolled. Color — dark green with sandy tint (砂綠, shā lǜ), surface slightly glossy.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Pronounced milky tone — many compare it to the aroma of milk caramel or creamy toffees. In the background — delicate floral notes reminiscent of osmanthus (桂花, guìhuā). Hig...
Liquor Aroma
Milky-creamy profile with bright floral component: osmanthus, light hint of vanilla. Aroma is persistent, well preserved from infusion to infusion, gradually transitioning from ...
Liquor Color
Honey-green with golden reflection (蜜綠透金黃, mì lǜ tòu jīn huáng) — clear and bright. With more pronounced oxidation — closer to green-yellow.
Spent Leaves
Opened whole leaves — fleshy, soft, with bright luster. Classic quality sign — "green leaf with red edge" (綠葉紅鑲邊, lǜ yè hóng xiāng biān), indicating properly...
Taste
Smooth, silky, with pronounced natural sweetness. Body is medium, without rough astringency. Flavor palette: creamy softness on entry, freshness and light fruitiness in the midd...
Details
Oxidation
20.000000 - 30.000000
Oxidation Maximum
30.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
30
Cultivar
Taicha 12 (台茶12號), *Camellia sinensis* cv. Taicha 12. Asexual clone (無性系, wúxìng xì), shrub type (灌木型, guànmù xíng), medium-leaf class (中葉類, zhōng ...
Picking
Main commercial harvests — spring (April — mid-May) and winter (October — November). Summer and autumn harvests are also practiced but valued lower. Spring buds begin active gro...
Phase
Early
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